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ICEF Webinar: the role of Edtech in the international education industry: during the pandemic and beyond

Join us for ICEF's upcoming webinar, where representatives of the international education and online learning industries will discuss the role of Edtech and online learning in the international education industry, during the pandemic and beyond on the 9th of July at 9am PDT (Los Angeles, Vancouver), 12pm EST (New York, Toronto), 5pm BST (London), 6pm CEST (Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin), ...

Did you know that some schools still use CRM systems which are not on Cloud?

Schools often tell us that they would love to have a cloud-based system to manage the day-to-day running of their school efficiently...and we totally agree with them. Cloud based systems are highly efficient and also effective for a variety of reasons including increased capacity, scalability, functionality, as well as reduced maintenance and cost for computer infrastructure or members of s...

How to Tuesdays: How to create a good website

Website creation is not only a technical job, it is also a very customer-focused one. And it is for this reason that today we are compiling a list of important aspects that we think you should take into consideration if you are thinking of changing your website or even of updating it. If you have any questions about this whole concept, or about any one of the points we mention, do not hes...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

As is our tradition, on Friday we stop to look at some important and effective SEO tips with our industry SEO expert Korinne Algie from Korinne Algie International Education Marketing . Today's focus is on how frequently we, as companies, need to take care of our SEO. Just like going to the doctor for regular check ups is a highly recommended routine for our health and wellbeing, so are regular ...

Welcome to the Intrinsiq Newsletter

At Intrinsiq we are pleased to announce that as of the end of June we will be sending out a monthly newsletter to all of our clients and followers. This will be a way to stay in touch with you more regularly and also to keep you up to date with our services, promotions and any special offers that we launch from time to time. In this newsletter we will also be sharing various tips and tricks on ...

English UK announces summit to discuss and begin industry post-Covid recovery

How will the UK’s ELT industry recover and rebuild after Covid-19? To support and lead the way, English UK has announced a groundbreaking summit so members and international partners can share expert insight and discuss individual opportunities in 1-2-1 meetings. Tim Barker, English UK’s business development director, said: “As the UK moves out of lockdown, we and our membe...

How to Provide Better Customer Care

Customer Care has always been an essential part of every business, yet so many tend to let many things slide when it comes to this area. There's no nice way of putting such shortcomings, but to say that it's wrong! Now more than ever, taking care of customers is the least you can do. Just like the rest of us, our customers have dealt with tough times, and the fact that they've chosen your services...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

Today's post focuses on another important topic that many companies often inquire about - and that is how to get quality backlinks. We all know that backlinks are super important for SEO, but the difficult seems to be on how to get good links. Today Korinne, from KAIE Marketing, speaks to us about how to attract quality backlinks. Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers to...

International House World Organisation launches IH Online Promise

International House World Organisation is known for its excellent teaching standards and quality commitment to all students in IH schools around the world. When affiliating to IHWO, International House schools commit to meeting detailed quality charters that they are inspected against regularly. This means creating interactive and engaging lessons that help students progress and communicate and...

Quality English announces partnership with Macmillan Education

QE is delighted to announce a new corporate partnership with Macmillan Education which is designed to bring additional exclusive benefits to its licensed schools and colleges. The collaboration includes weekly webinars from academic experts on a wide range of topics as well as the new QE Digital Awards and weekly drop-in sessions for QE schools. The webinar topics so far have been “Making...

How to Tuesdays: How to grow your YouTube channel

YouTube is one of the most used search engines in international education, and unfortunately many schools and agencies in our industry either do not have an account, or do not use it well. There are various ways in which you can populate your YouTube channel with good quality content, and content that increases your number of subscribers. In today's infographic we look at merely 4 ways, however, t...

“What if we ask YOU what you’d like?” - Intrinsiq

Many countries around the world have finally started getting the green light to reopen their schools following the Coronavirus nightmare. Many schools have had to adapt to a new normality and, over the past few weeks and months, have implemented new systems into the day-to-day running of their schools, which might now become obsolete. At Intrinsiq , we would like to make the transition to a new ...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

When it comes to SEO, we are often told by people (sometimes people who consider themselves to be pros in the field), that SEO is all about paying for traffic or backlinks. This, along with some other practices discussed in the infographic below, is considered to be very harmful and that it, indeed, does more harm than good. It is for this reason that we always recommend discussing your SEO with i...

IH Study Abroad Online Workshops

Who says that during Covid-19 we can't have a live Study Abroad Workshop? Social distancing, face masks, travel restrictions? Not a problem! With great enthusiasm from both agents and IH schools, on the 3rd and 4th June we had the pleasure of organising our very first International House Study Abroad Online Workshops. We were joined by representatives from 24 IH schools, who had the chance to m...

How to Tuesdays: How to get ready for the "New Normal"

We're all dying to get back to normal. But what will the new normal be like? Will it be like the old normal? We think not. And for this reason, today we've decided to dedicate our "How to Tuesdays" post to giving you some tips on what to take into consideration when planning for the "new normal". ...

Did you know that some schools still do paper registers?

Attendance is a key element in the day-to-day running of a school. It keeps track of where the students are, how many classes they attend, whether they can move up a level or not, how much of the syllabus they’ve completed...and in general, the level of commitment of any particular student, which very often determines whether or not they get a certificate at the end of their stay at the scho...

We are ready to move forward with you!

Various countries have started announcing the day when they will open up their airports. Schools are making the necessary arrangements to adjust to the new normality and to start welcoming students back to their schools. A semblance of normality is beginning to show its face, and light at the end of a long tunnel is beginning to appear again. Throughout all this, at Schools ...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

Today's SEO tip is related to a question that clients often ask us: "Why is a 'google-my-business' listing important?" Today, our SEO guru Korinne Algie from Korinne Algie International Education Marketing answers this very same question. Here you go...and remember that if you have any SEO-related questions, get in touch with Korinne, and have a chat with the expert herself! Korinne Algie...

Robin Adams leads new IALC Board

IALC is delighted to announce that the Association has elected Robin Adams, President of CES North America, as its new President. Robin, who previously served as Vice-President for Marketing, leads an international Board of Directors drawn from IALC Member Schools across seven countries. Reflecting upon being named President of IALC, Robin said: “I am honoured to have the opportunity to c...

The 2020 Version of the IH Study Abroad Workshop kicks off!

2020 will forever go down in history as the year which revolutionized the way we do business. But at we always say, our industry is a dynamic one and if there is someting that we will never do, that is 'giving up'. Back in March we might have thought that the virus would kill our business, but instead we have managed to think outside the box and managed to stick to our plans....even if that meant ...

How to Tuesdays: How to use Branding

Branding is your company's identity kit. It is what sets you apart from everybody else....and in an industry that depends very much on online promotion, branding is a very important aspect that, unfortunately, sometimes tends to get ignored. Send us a message on bernice@schoolsandagents.com so that we can help you showcase who your company really is!! ...

Did you know… some Schools still do Manual Home Stay Allocation?

Many schools offer homestay accommodation as one of their options for when students book courses at their school. This is still a very popular choice among students mainly because living with a host family not only allows the student to have a home away from home, but also to continue practising the language even once classes are finished and also to learn about the culture and gastronomy of the c...

SEO Tips & Tricks with Korinne - Duplicate Content

It's time for our SEO Friday Tips & Tricks with Korinne. Today we are focusing on why Duplicate Content is Bad. If you have any SEO-related questions, get in touch with Korinne, and have a chat with the expert herself? Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the international education community. F...

LanguageCert SELT Exams for UK Visas & Immigration - Re-opening of SELT centres

As of 1 June 2020, 31 of our global SELT centres will be operational, complying with local policy and guidelines regarding COVID-19. Over the coming weeks, as in-country restrictions start to ease, our list of operational SELT centres is likely to grow. The full list of our operational SELT centres is available on our website: https://languagecert.org/UK-Visa-Exams-and-Covid-19_ As such, from ...

Introducing ICEF Virtual Events

ICEF launches virtual networking events for education agents focused on the Americas and Australia/New Zealand After 25 years of holding face-to-face networking events for international education professionals, ICEF today announced two new virtual events, taking place online in August 202...

IH Study Abroad Online Workshops

On the 3rd and 4th June International House World Organisation will have the pleasure of hosting two very special IH Study Abroad Online Workshops for agents. IH schools have been working hard to create live and interactive online programmes that deliver the same high quality IH experience for your students. From Young Learner Programmes to Language Plus cou...

How to Tuesdays: How to Stay in Touch with Clients and Partners during COVID19

There's no denying that these are difficult times, and during the past weeks (or has it been months now?!?) we've had many conversations with clients and industry partners during which we've always ended up talking about the same two topics. The first is, without a doubt, the struggle we're all facing in this period. The second topic, and a much more heart-warming one, is how much we miss running ...

IH Teens Explorer Programme -Summer Virtual Experience & Language Learning and Adventures

IH MALTA IH CAPE TOWN IH NEWCASTLE Young learners can participate in the IH Teens Explorer Virtual Experience from the comfort of their own homes and join other students virtually from all over the world. The programme consists of a m...

Incredible offer from Londonist on Studio Rooms!

Summer arrived! At Londonist Summer means giving and we are giving up to 50% discount on all our studio rooms , ZONE 1 Included! If you are: looking for flexible summer accommodation , starting from three nights or more a student or a young professional looking for a co-living space in central London ...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne - Optimising for Voice Search

Today's SEO Tips & Tricks with Korinne focuses on the importance of Optimising for Voice Search. If you have any SEO-related questions, get in touch with Korinne, and have a chat with the expert herself? Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the international education community. For further informatio...

Tracking Agent Commissions

The topic of this week’s discussion with Intrinsiq is focused on Tracking Agent Commissions, which is sometimes a challenge for some schools. When talking to Mark Milford, CEO of Intrinsiq, he told us that “some of our clients reported that they sometimes had a 6-figure commission bill that literally popped out of nowhere...and let’s face it, no one likes those kinds of bills!!...

The Double Decker - A FREE trip with the best teacher trainers

Gallery Languages are happy to offer and introduce a new series of online teacher training events for English language teachers and specialists from all around the World. This will be in the form of two presentations of 45 minutes each, which will be held twice in the same day so that everybody, regardless of which time zone they are living in, can still attend and enjoy them. The Double...

Londonist Dublin opening

Sure, you want your students to live somewhere brilliant while studying in Dublin, and we are super proud to announce that Londonist now have The. Perfect. Place. for your students! Check this out! You want student accommodation close to the action, but quiet enough to get some serious work done? Check! LIV Student Dublin- the new Londonist student residence, in the heart of the city, liter...

The Importance of Forecasting in Marketing

‘Forecasting’, ‘Agent Trends and Numbers’, ‘Big Data Management’...these are all phrases which form part of the day-to-day vocabulary of any Marketer within the field of international education. These are all very useful techniques that schools use in order to help them with their marketing strategy and with their planning. However, as one can imagine, ...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne - Bounce Rate

Today's SEO Tips & Tricks with Korinne focuses on Bounce Rate and what can help to minimise this. If you have any SEO-related questions, get in touch with Korinne and have a chat with the expert herself? Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the international education community. For further informatio...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

Today's SEO Tips & Tricks with Korinne spot aims to answer a very important question that a lot of schools, agents and service providers in international education ask us frequently. Do we really need SEO? Does it really help our Marketing campaigns? Why is SEO necessary? The infographic below answers these questions very simply. So if you're still in doubt about whether SEO ...

QE Online Courses and e-Missions

At Quality English, we take quality-assurance very seriously and we created a highly-qualified working committee comprising of QE staff, and owners and Academic Directors of QE schools from numerous countries to oversee the development of a quality-assurance process for QE Online Courses. Their brief was to ensure that they meet the same high standards that students and agents expect from QE schoo...

IH Directors' Conference - Together online

Every year, at the beginning of May, there is an event that IH members (and even us at S&A) really look forward to: The International House Directors' Conference. This event provides an invaluable opportunity for all International House Directors to meet, discuss best practice and share new ideas and innovations. The conference is hosted by an IH school in a different location each year and in...

Introducing ICEF Exchange, the podcast for education professionals

ICEF launches regular podcast to address the challenges facing international education around the world Long known as a leader within the international education sector, ICEF is excited to launch ICEF Exchange . Brought to you by the same team responsible for ICEF Monitor, this innovative new podcast series brings together ICEF experts and student recruitment professionals from around the w...

How to Tuesdays: How to use Social Media for Business

In our 'How to Tuesdays' post last week we looked at which social media platforms are ideal for the international education industry. This week we are going to expand on that topic and we are going to look at How to use Social Media for Business. In this post we will just scratch the surface of the do's and dont's of social media in our industry, however, if you wish to have a more in-depth discus...

“Online booking forms make it easier to recruit students” - Intrinsiq

How many of us have tried filling up some kind of online booking form and then stopped half way because it was too complicated or because we were being asked for unnecessary data that we felt was just ‘too much’? That in itself is enough to scare people away. However, it is also important to keep in mind that booking forms are not just there to make bookings. On the contrary, they can ...

Tourist businesses worth billions may close because they are excluded from Government's Coronavirus tourism and leisure rate relief scheme

Trade associations representing thousands of tourist businesses, together with the Local Government Association, have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking him to urgently change civil servants' interpretation of his Coronavirus Business Rates Relief Scheme, launched to support the UK's hospitality and leisure industries. Tour and coach operators, English language schools, destinati...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

It's Friday and a public holiday in a lot of countries....but at this stage we've lost track of what days are holidays, weekends or work days. So we thought we'd bring you our 'SEO Fridays - Tips and Tricks with Korinne' just the same. We know you love it. Today's topic is one that I personally really enjoyed learning about - Readibility. Sometimes we read website text and it is so obvious that...

How to Tuesdays: How to be more efficient on Social Media

In today's 'How to Tuesdays' post we are going to take a look at the top 5 most efficient social media platforms within the international education sector. In this article we share with you some info on each one of these platforms, however, becoming efficient on these platforms takes quite a bit of personalised research. If you need any tips on how to be more efficient on social media, do not hesi...

What happens once we get back to normal?

It’s the moment we’re all waiting for...that moment when our authorities will tell us that things can go back to normal. Or will they? For most of us this has ‘only’ been going on for a few weeks, but I’m sure many of you agree when we say that it feels like a lifetime. And this is also partly because of the human’s ability to adapt despite the hardships. Howeve...

Language Tourism in Spain Collapses due to Covid19

The spread of the COVID-19, the limited mobility due to the state of alarm and the closure of borders is causing serious consequences on countless economic sectors in our country and where language tourism is among the most affected. That is why FEDELE (Federation of Spanish Schools in Spain), representing 102 Spanish schools distributed throughout the national territory, requests the government m...

SEO Webinars with Korinne

At Schools & Agents we are proud to announce a new series of Webinars related to the topic of SEO which will obviously be brought to you by the guru herself, Korinne Algie from Korinne Algie International Education Marketing. These webinars will focus on SEO basic tricks and skills which are useful and necessary for anyone in International Education so we would definite...

International House Directors’ Conference 2020 goes online

Every May, International House school directors from our global network across 52 different countries come together for our annual conference and AGM. The 2020 IH Directors’ Conference was due to be hosted by IH Sydney and our plans included dinner at the Sydney Opera House and several days of presentations, workshops and networking together. In the current Covid-19 crisis, travel...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

Many of you look forward to this section on Friday because it shares some useful tips and tricks related to SEO, a topic which for most of us, ourselves included, may be a bit scary. For this reason, each Friday, our good friend and SEO guru Korinne Algie from Korinne Algie International Education Marketing shares with us and our followers some simple yet useful SEO tips and tri...

Mental Help Tools for Coping amidst Covid19 - Canadian company guard.me makes its mental health webinars available free of charge

In the midst of a global pandemic, another serious healthcare issue is looming. As Canadians struggle to meet the unprecedented challenges of these times, mental wellness is increasingly at risk. While essential workers may be particularly vulnerable due to the nature of their work, no one is immune to mental health issues. Individuals of all ages and from all walks of life have been forced to adj...

Londonist DMC launch new API Code System

Londonist launched a great development recently. They have started to provide API codes to their partners, to have instant access on the Londonist available residences, room types, descriptions, prices, and extra services. Here's further info in this video! You can make use of Londonist API to check instant availability for the options available depending on your student's check in and out da...

New offer from Londonist

New academic year plans? Book your room now and pay later! Londonist DMC want to make sure that your students can continue with their plans even during this uncertain period. You can secure your students' room now without paying any fees for the next academic year. If the situation is still unstable and your students' plans change, you can cancel your booking. There will be no cancella...

How to make use of Time away from Work

In today's How to Tuesdays we are sharing some ideas on how you can make better use of this time. We think it's important to prepare for better, busier days because days will get better and busier! Schools & Agents can help with any of the points mentioned below, so please send us a message if you want to know more: ...

Join our FREE Live Discussion on Wednesday!

We would like to invite you to join out upcoming Live Discussion that we will be hosting for our members and followers. Date : Wednesday 22nd April, 2020 Time : 1200hrs CEST (noon) Place : https://www.facebook.com/SchoolsAgents Over the past weeks we have spoken to you about the issues that schools sometimes encounter when they integrate video conferencing into their distance...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

Today's SEO topic focuses on a question that many industry players ask us, and that is about whether they need to optimise their website in different languages or whether it is enough to just do it in English. So we asked our expert friend Korinne Algie, from Korinne Algie International Education Marketing to give us her thoughts on the matter...and here's what she had to say! ...

Schools & Agents Members - No need to renew now!

Dear Members, If your membership has expired or is about to expire, we are not expecting you to renew now. You can keep using our services as usual, and when all of this is over we'll talk about renewals. In the meantime, if we can help in any way, please let us know! Take Care and hope to see you all very soon <3 ...

How to Integrate Video Conferencing into Distance Learning

At Intrinsiq , we are pleased to announce that we will be offering 2 Live Webinars which will be held this Friday 17th April 2020, via the Schools & Agents Platform. The title of this webinar is “How to Integrate Video Conferencing into Distance Learning” and throughout the one-hour session we will be focusing on the following areas: How to manage video in your overall schoo...

How to Tuesdays: How to deliver Professional Online Lessons

Being trapped indoors, businesses shut down, travelling banned is all scary and worrying, but we also want to look at it as a time to reflect, plan and learn. We have therefore launched a series of webinars that will help education providers, agents and service providers in the education travel industry, develop their skills. The aim is to help you maintain the professionalism that your customers ...

Live Webinar for Schools: How to Integrate Video Conferencing into your Distance Learning

At Schools & Agents we are proud to announce our first series of Live Webinars which will be held this week, on the 15th and 17th of Apri 2020. These webinars are targetting at schools and they focus on How to Integrate Video Conferencing into Distance Learning. You have four slots to choose from and the same webinar will be delivered in each slot. You can choose from: Webinar 1: Wedne...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

In today's 'SEO Fridays' post, our partner Korinne Algie, from Korinne Algie International Education Marketing talks to us about the importance of a website's page loading time and gives us some insight as to why it is not ideal for a page to take long to load. Here's what she has to tell us today: Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-qua...

IALC launches IALC Online for virtual language courses

Despite these difficult times all IALC-accredited language schools continue to provide world-class tuition and services to suit the needs of language learners across the world. IALC is pleased to announce the launch of IALC Online, a new specialised online course area for international study travel agencies at www.ialc.org . For nearly 40 years, IALC has been accrediting independent lang...

Covid-19 Update: How Londonist DMC support their students

The outbreak of coronavirus has dramatically changed our daily life. This situation is unprecedented for all of us, but together we will get through it. At Londonist, student safety, as always, is their top priority and the team are doing their best to help and support these students during this difficult period. In fact Londonist DMC have claimed that, "we are actively monitoring the coronavirus ...

Check out our upcoming LIVE Webinars

Everything is at a standstill. Schools are closed. Students are at home. And in most cases, based on lots of conversations we've had with business partners from across the globe, members of staff in various institutions are using all of their time to come up with creative ways to keep their businesses afloat. And this is where we come in. We believe that now is the best time to focus on all of tho...

ATTENTION SCHOOLS: Classes are being hacked on ZOOM!

Due to the current global crisis the international education industry has practically moved totally online. A lot of schools are now delivering online classes and a lot of them are using the platform Zoom. While we agree that this is very efficient, and have encouraged industry players to use it in the past (we even use it ourselves!!), we have recently been made aware by our partners and CRM expe...

How to Tuesdays: How to communicate with remote teams

Pretty much the whole of our industry is now operating remotely. Many of us have been doing it for years. Schools & Agents, for example, has been operating remotely since the very beginning, 11 years ago. But in a lot of other cases this is something that has had to happen due to the unprecedented circumstances that we are living in. So today, we are going to share some of our experience to he...

BOSSA analyses the impact of Covid-19 on Chinese Students

Beijing Overseas Study Service Association conducted a survey of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on overseas Chinese students. By the date of this report’s public release, over 240,000 people from over 160 countries have confirmed cases of infection. Chinese students, as the largest group of overseas Chinese, are directly impacted by the pandemic. This past week, a large number of countries...

Covid-19: information for the UK English language teaching industry

With the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic causing global concern, we have compiled the most up-to-date information and advice relevant to the UK English language teaching industry; are running regular Q&As and webinars to support members in all aspects of their work; and are lobbying the UK Government for essential support for our industry. This is a fast-moving situation and w...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

It's Friday and once again it's time for SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne Algie from Korinne Algie International Education Marketing . We've got another very interesting and useful SEO topic today, which many of us tend to ignore. We used to ignore this ourselves until Korinne came along and saved the day so now we pay a lot of attention to ALT text and we believe that so should you :)...

Londonist DMC come back with another super offer

It's in times like these when the true colours of our industry come out. Our friends and long-term partners at Londonist DMC have come up with yet another super offer for your students when booking their London accommodation in these uncertain times. In fact they are giving students the possibility to book for their upcoming academic year with the possibility to cancel this for free up to fou...

Londonist DMC launches it's Virtual Reality Experience of their London Accommodation

The first virtual reality Londonist experience is live now on the Londonist website , and now you can explore any one of their residences from the comfort of your couch! Immerse yourself in the Londonist VR environment and get a taste of their amazing facilities from the comfort of your home. Due to the quarantine, all onsite viewings have obviously stopped, and therefore, the Londonist VR tou...

How to post efficiently on Social Media

As most of us are stuck at home, we would recommend using this time to your advantage, especially to explore areas of your business that have often been left neglected due to busy schedules and a lot of pressure. One of these areas is Social Media , so today we'd like to take this opportunity to give you some tips on when it is best to post of different social media platforms. This in...

Don’t Panic...Use this time and turn it into an opportunity!

Over the past weeks we have been speaking to a lot of schools and we have also seen a lot of schools transition from face-to-face to online teaching. In the majority of cases, distance learning was something that the school had probably been considering for quite a while, but never got round to actually doing it. And then BOOM! Covid-19 happened, and they had no other choice. It is for this reason...

It's time for SEO Fridays

It's Friday and we know that a lot of you have started looking forward to these SEO tips and tricks that we bring to you on a weekly basis thanks to our amazing and super-talented SEO partner Korinne Algie . Today's topic is one we can definitely all relate to, especially since most of us are stuck at home for our safety. The topic is E-A-T.....but obviously this has a slightly more complex (and...

PRODIREKT brings high schools in Canada closer to the students in the emerging markets

We are going through turbulent times. That is fact. But what is also a fact is that as an industry we need to continue supporting our students, and that, very often also means looking ahead and planning for when this ordeal is over and for when we can all get back to normal lives. This is what PRODIREKT , a USA based academic advisor and an educator, who owns the Verbalists Langua...

How to Tuesdays: How to stay motivated while working from home

Staying motivated while working from home can be tricky, especially for those who are used to being constantly on the go. Here are some tips to manage it better. ...

Bringing Distance Learning closer to you

Over the past weeks, many schools have been asking us about our recommendations for moving online so that they can continue giving lessons to their students remotely. For this reason we have been working closely with our trusted Software partners Intrinsiq so as to answer some of the main questions that you have been asking us. So here we go… Is it possible for a school to integrate On...

Update from guard.me about the COVID19 Situation (important info for students)

guard.me International Insurance have recently issued to following statement which is especially relevant to international students in the light of the COVID19 pandemic that has hit the world in these past weeks. It is important for schools to pass on this information to students so that they know what their rights are. Here is the statement: "We are receiving a high volume of calls regarding c...

It's time to go Online...Social Media Help is Here!

Schoolsandagents.com started off as an online directory 11 years ago. Bernice and I worked in a language school at the time, and we came across the website while trying very hard to connect with agents. Eventually, we were both looking for a change of scene, so we got in touch with Marcus, the previous owner of this platform...and the rest is history. In these difficult times, we fe...

Londonist DMC help out during these difficult moments!

The current period is a difficult one for everyone, and especially for those who are far from their families and loved ones. It is for this reason that Londonist DMC have thought of a way to help out in these difficult times that we, as a human race but also as an industry are going through. The Londonist team wants to assure its clients that they are here for them, and that they are co...

It's time for SEO Fridays

It's Friday, which means that it's time for SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne from Korinne Algie Internatioanl Education Marketing and Communications . In today's tip we are focusing on how long texts and content should be. Here you go... Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the international education co...

EduSA centres close doors, go online amid COVID-19 prevention measures

Since the South African government declared a national state of disaster on Sunday 15 th March, including closing schools two weeks prior to the upcoming Easter holidays, to curb the spread of COVID-19, EduSA centres had been preparing for the inevitable closure of post-school learning centres, which was finally announced by the Department of Higher Education and Training in the late after...

How can a good CRM help during a Crisis Management Situation?

The world is going through a crisis. Our industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 virus and, as a result, is going through a crisis too. There is only so much we can do in such a situation except for ensuring the safety of our staff and students, and keeping our agents and parents constantly up to date with what is going on while trying to keep their kids as occupied as possible if they haven&rs...

How to Tuesdays: How to Manage Covid-19 Anxiety

We are living in special times, and special times call for special measures. Many of us have had to adapt to a new lifestyle in a matter of days. From working is busy offices bustling with activity, we are now stuck at home trying to keep our boats afloat. Needless to say, such situations are very stressful and can lead to a lot of anxiety. It is for this reason that today we've decided to dedicat...

Lead5050 Offers Free Programs to Bolster Organizational Support Systems in Response to Health and Economic Impacts

In response to emerging health and economic conditions impacting the international education sector, Lead5050 is offering an online workshop and virtual support sessions daily to help leaders build trust, resilience and community within their organizations. The workshop, called “Sharpen Your Business Edge With Soft Power”, will take place on March 19. The virtual support sessions will ...

Stay Safe with guard.me

guard.me is famous for keeping people within the international education industry safe at all times. Even now, while the world is pretty much in sheer panic, they have come up with some useful tips on how to stay safe to to keep students safe in these difficult times. – Wash your hands with soap and water, especially before preparing, handling, serving or eating food. – If you can...

Teaching in the time of Coronavirus – IH Italy fights back

We are all undoubtedly living in a very difficult time with the new coronavirus. It is impossible to escape the worrying and upsetting rolling news cycle about COVID-19. But today we have decided to share with you a story of success; a story about how International House Italy is fighting back against all odds and… saving their schools! Speaking about how it all started, Sarah Stats, Dep...

FELTOM Malta postpones its 2020 Workshop due to COVID-19

Due to the current global situation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), FELTOM has taken the unprecedented decision to postpone the FELTOM ELT Workshop 2020 which was due to take place between 20th-24th April 2020. FELTOM has been monitoring the situation very closely and the health and safety for all involved remains our highest priority. Due to the escalating situation in many countries, t...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

It's Friday, which means that it's time for SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne from Korinne Algie Internatioanl Education Marketing and Communications . In today's tip we are focusing on the importance of Anchor Text. Here you go: Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the international education community. For furthe...

How to develop and use student ambassadors

In the international education industry we are used to relating the idea of student ambassadors directly with education providers. However, PRODIREKT , a USA based academic advisor and an educator, who owns the Verbalists Language Network , has taken the notion of student ambassadors to a different, wider level. This education consultancy group, which specializes in the emerging markets, s...

IALC Schools in Italy affected by COVID-19 offer distance learning to their students

The Italian Government’s restrictions on travel and public gatherings that were initially imposed on the northern regions of Italy have now been extended to cover the entire country as of 10 March 2020 and will remain in place until 3 April 2020. This current situation inevitably affects all IALC-accredited language schools in Italy that focus on the value of in-classroom teaching as well...

“Remote Teaching has never been more in demand” - Intrinsiq

With most countries struggling to contain the spread of Coronavirus, which has now been in the news for weeks on end, schools are now looking at what the next steps might be in order to keep their operation going. Many are, in fact, considering remote teaching so as to continue giving their students the best experience possible, even given the circumstances. “Does your system allow studen...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

Who doesn't love some SEO tips...Here's our weekly post brought to you by Korinne Algie International Education Marketing . Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the international education community. For further information on SEO or if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Korinne on ...

Interview with Giuliana Faldetta: The new IH World Teacher Training Website

In today's interview, we spoke to Giuliana Faldetta from IH World . The main subject of this interview is the new Teacher Training website that has been launched recently. Read on, to find out how you can benefit from this: 1. At IH World you have just launched your new Teacher Training website. Where did the idea for this come from? Teacher training has always been at the core of what w...

The Beijing Overseas Study Service Association COVID-19 Report

The Beijing Overseas Study Service Association has commissioned a report on the impacts caused by the outbreak of the Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. BOSSA & COSSA, China’s international education industry association, surveyed its Chinese education agencies members; from flagship corporations (New Oriental, AOJI, JJL, EIC) to small-medium enterprises, private consultant...

Crisis Management - Intrinsiq can help you!

The whole world is currently passing through a very difficult time as the Covid-19 virus continues to spread. Our industry has been hit hard by this and schools all around the world are doing their utmost to keep students’, parents’ and agents’ minds at rest that their safety is a top priority and that they are working around the clock to keep the situation in check and take all ...

English UK focusing on overcoming effects of Covid-19 group travel bans in Italy and China

English UK is working hard to lessen the effect of travel bans on English Language Teaching centres and study abroad agencies. Group travel bans by the Chinese and Italian governments designed to halt the spread of coronavirus remain in place at a time when thousands of young students would usually come to the UK to improve their English. In 2018, the last year for which figures are availabl...

How to Tuesdays: How to get better at small talk

Anyone who's been stuck discussing the weather at an industry event know for a fact how painful small talk can be. For today's 'How To Tuesdays' post we decided to go a bit on the light-hearted side of things but at the same time provide you with a few tips on how to get better at small talk. After all, we all know that good small talk eventually leads to good business conversations and good partn...

Vote for Londonist DMC for the 2020 Star Awards

Londonist DMC are encouraging all of their partners to vote for them for this year's Star Awards. 2019 has been an amazing year for this dynamic company and they are looking at 2020 with a lot of positivity and energy. Having received the Star Service Provider Star Award 2019 and the ‘ People’s Choice 2019 ’ of British Youth Travel Awards, Londonist DMC are really...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

It's Friday, which means that it's time for our weekly SEO tips brought to you by Korinne Algie International Education Marketing . Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the international education community. For further information on SEO or if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Korinne on&nbs...

IALCA’s Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy

IALCA, the Italian Association of Language Consultants and Agents, is following, with the utmost attention, the evolution of the situation regarding the Coronavirus in Italy in order to provide updated information both to Italian Agencies and Foreign Schools. Occurancies of the virus have been registered in a few regions in Northern Italy. The Presidency of Council of the Ministries, h...

Quality English launches e-Missions!

“Less emissions, more e-Missions” Quality English has launched a new eco-friendly service for its licensed schools and colleges which allows schools to carry out meetings with key agent partners through an online platform. QE piloted the new e-Mission system last week with 5 schools and 5 agents and were delighted with the results. QE Chief Executive, Jonathan Swindell, commented...

How to Tuesdays: How to maintain a good relationship with schools

As we promised you last week, in our "How to Tuesdays" post today we are also going to speak about maintaining good relationships, however, the focus today is on what agents should do in order to maintain a good relationship with schools. It will certainly come as no surprise to see that the foundations and the basic pillars remain the same: Trust, mutual respect and good communication. After all ...

Transitioning from one CRM to the other - how to get it right

In today's article our partners Intrinsiq speak to us about the importance of Change Management, especially when changing CRM Software Providers in the field of International Education. Change management is the process through which the tools and techniques used by the school leads to the required business outcome. Needless to say, a smooth transition from CRM to the other is n...

SEO Tips and Tricks with Korinne

We are proud to announce a new feature on our website brought to you by Korinne Algie International Education Marketing . Every Friday we will be sharing SEO tips and tricks that will come in handy to entities within the International Education industry. Here's the first one! Korinne Algie International Education Marketing offers top-quality marketing and communications services to the i...

How to maintain a good relationship with agents

At Schools & Agents (as our name clearly spells it out) we communicate with both sides of the equation on a daily basis and we often listen to the pain points that each party has. We are strong believers in transparent communication and in mutual respect, therefore for this edition of "How To Tuesdays" we have decided to focus on school-agent relationships. Next week we will focus on agent-sch...

Classroom Management Made Simple

Classroom Management can be a tricky discussion for some schools for various reasons: They might not know where to start from They might have started but it’s becoming too complex or too expensive They might be working with a CRM provider but are feeling restricted as to what they can and cannot do They might not know that a good CRM software is part of a good business strategy...

First Annual ICEF Secondary Education event a resounding success

The first annual ICEF Secondary Education was held in Long Beach, California from January 20 to 22. The event was an overwhelming success with exceedingly positive feedback from those in attendance. The secondary education event is directed at international providers and student recruitment agents of secondary, boarding, high school, academic summer camp, foundation and junior programmes. In su...

How to Tuesdays: How to communicate with agents

Today's 'How to Tuesdays' post is especially dedicated to schools and the different methods that they use in order to get their message across to agents. Whenever schools sign up as members on Schools & Agents they often ask about the availability of the agents list. We always like to make it clear that even though ALL agent profiles will be visible once the school becomes an activated member,...

Why is it important for schools to move their CRM to Cloud?

Transferring data onto the cloud is something that many schools seem to be very interested in doing, and rightly so. There are various reasons for this, including the following: It allows businesses to act faster It turns business data into business intel It helps marketing teams to find emerging trends at the click of a button It is safe It ensures that data is not lost It hel...

Lead5050 launches mobile mentoring platform

Lead5050 have recently launched a web and mobile app-based mentoring platform. Mentoring aligns with Lead5050’s mission to grow individuals' global professional network and facilitate women into positions of leadership. The organization has an existing mentoring programme, but this platform will enable the programme to scale. The platform is avail...

Londonist's Team Building Activity in Turkey

Many companies do team building activities for their staff members, but very few go all out and take their global team skiing! Well this is Londonist!! Between the 10th and 12th January 2020 the London, Istanbul and Shanghai teams joined forces on the snowy slopes of Kartepe in Turkey, and all together they managed to achieve a perfect combination of business and pleasure. Not only that, but ...

Getting to know The Beijing Overseas Study Service Association and China Alliance (BOSSA - COSSA)

In today's Q&A session we are going to focus on the Beijing Overseas Study Service Association and China Alliance, which is also known as BOSSA - COSSA which we are proudly partnered with. In this interview you can learn more about this organisation and about the way in which they select agents to form part of it. How did the association begin? BOSSA initially started in 2004 alo...

How to Tuesdays: Communicating across cultures

In our industry we hold meetings with clients and partners from different countries and who embrace different cultures on almost a daily basis. It is for this reason that today we have decided to share with you some tips on how to get things done more efficiently. Today's 'How To Tuesdays' article focuses on how to communicate effectively and hold efficient meetings across the globe. Here are s...

FinTech - What is it and why should students get qualified in it?

For the first time in 2020, the University of Rennes1 in France will be launching the Master FinTech programme. This is basically a Master programme in Financial Technology where the focus is on acquiring expertise in the field of Data Management. In today’s article we are going to take a look at who can apply for the MA Fintech programme and also the main reasons why students should get thi...

“Multi Centres should be Happy Centres”, say Intrinsiq

International schools that have grown to incorporate more than one centre, need to ensure that all of their centres are run in a unified and complementary manner. In addition, schools who collaborate with partner universities and colleges on pathway or foundation courses are facing challenges to keep the workflow simple and avoid repetitive input of student data. The Challenge Speaking...

Digital Cities - a Summer School on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Today we are pleased to present to you a different concept that the EIT Digital Department within the University of Renes 1 in France has come up with. This is the concept of a 2-week summer school, held between the 29th June and the 10th July 2020. During these 2 weeks, MA and Phd students focusing on Business-related topics meet in Rennes to discuss innovative concepts, work on entrepreneurial p...

How to Tuesdays: How to motivate and engage your employees

In today's 'How To Tuesdays' post we chose to focus on something that we feel is very important in every company - be it a school, an agency, or any other type of business. This is the topic of motivation and engagement, and basically we like to describe it as the art of getting things done in a company. We have chosen to focus on the four options above today, however, there i...

IH AMT Conference 2020

The annual IHWO Academic Management & Trainers (AMT) Conference 2020 was held at the Devonport House in Greenwich from Thursday 9th – Saturday 11th January. This is a conference for both experienced Academic Managers and Trainers as well as those new to the IH AMT team, and it is organised by International House on an Annual basis. This conference proudly welcomed s...

Master FinTech in France

In today's article we speak to Prof. Alvaro Pina Stranger, the coordinator of the Master FinTech Program at the University of Rennes1 in France. 2020 will be the first year that the University of Rennes1, in association with other major European universities will be offering this program, and it is our privilege to spread the word about this within our network. Here's all there is to know about th...

Meet the FELTOM Crew: Rebecca Bonnici, Chairperson

In today's FELTOM article we are going to speak to Rebecca Bonnici, FELTOM Chairperson, and during this Q&A we will be taking a look at the past year as well as her role as Chair of this organisation. Here's the interview with Rebecca Bonnici. How has 2019 been for FELTOM? 2019 has been an interesting year for FELTOM ; one in which we have seen diverse projects come to fruition &nd...

How to create engaging social media content

In this brand new "How To Tuesdays" series we will be sharing with you some tips on how you can manage various aspects of your Marketing better. In the first post of this series we are going to focus on How to create engaging social media content for your channels. ...

Change Management - Intrinsiq

In today's article our partners Intrinsiq speak to us about the importance of Change Management, especially when changing CRM Software Providers in the field of International Education. Change management is the process through which the tools and techniques used by the school leads to the required business outcome. Needless to say, a smooth transition from CRM to the other is not onl...

A look at Londonist's King's Cross Residence

Many of you have heard the name Londonist and can agree with us when we say that Londonist DMC is synonymous with high quality and high standard accommodation in central London. For our today's article from our new spotlight series, we are going to focus on the King's Cross Residence . In the cultural heart of King’s Cross, it’s this modern student residence that ...

English UK explains UK ELT to the new Parliament

MPs, members of the House of Lords, and government officials all attended a packed briefing about the value of ELT and FE international students to the UK. New MPs were among those who attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students’ roundtable meeting, organised by English UK and the Association of Colleges. Panellists included Steve Phillips of British Study Centre...

Software Change Management - It's Important to International Education, say Intrinsiq

In today's article we are going to talk to Intrinsiq about Change Management. Change management is the process, tools and techniques to manage the people side of change to achieve the required business outcome. This poses specific challenges in the International Education sector: with the rapid uptake of online learning, online applications and assessments it is crucial for insti...

A look at Londonist's Wembley Residence

Many of you have heard the name Londonist and can agree with us when we say that Londonist DMC is synonymous with high quality and high standard accommodation in central London. For our today's article from our new spotlight series, we are going to focus on the Wembley Residence . Wembley residence has two of the greatest venues in London, right on its doorstep. With its iconic arch seen ...

IH Young Learners Conference 2019 in Belfast

In this first article of 2020 we are going to take a look at International House's final conference for 2019. This was the International House Young Learner's Conference which held in Belfast on the 22nd and 23rd November 2019. Here's what IH had to say about their event... "On the plane to Belfast the team sat going through the last few details of the IH Young Learners Conference 2019. We want...

Meet the FELTOM Crew: Jason Aquilina is in charge of Accreditation

In today's interview with FELTOM we are going to speak to Jason Aquilina, who is in charge of the FELTOM Accreditation Scheme. This way, our agent readers can be more aware about the systems and processes to go into giving a school FELTOM Accreditation. Here's what we asked him. Jason, you are in charge of the FELTOM accreditation scheme. Can you explain to our readers what this scheme entails,...

ICEF celebrates 1 000 graduates from the Canada Course for Education Agents

ICEF celebrates a significant milestone today, announcing that 1 000 agents have successfully graduated from the Canada Course for Education Agents (CCEA). Successful graduates are recognised by partners and peers as leaders in the industry. The 1 000th Canada Course Graduate (CCG) is Imran Baig Mirza of ILM Advice, Sydney, Australia. ICEF offers five agent training ...

Improving Student & Alumni Relations with Automated Social Media Integration - Intrinsiq

Gen Z make up a large proportion of those who travel internationally for education and unlike the generation of Millennials, email communication is not as popular with this group. Many International Schools are still of the view that sending an email to a student is sufficient confirmation that they will receive and read that message quickly. Some schools (and software provi...

A look at Londonist's Greenwich Residence

Many of you have heard the name Londonist and can agree with us when we say that Londonist DMC is synonymous with high quality and high standard accommodation in central London. For our today's article from our new spotlight series, we are going to focus on the Greenwich Residence. The area around Scape Greenwich is now a sought after London neighbourhood amongst young professionals. Most famou...

Successful workshops in Taiwan and Japan for English UK members

Over 50 Asia Pacific region agents joined English UK workshops in Taipei and Tokyo to meet member centres and find out more about ELT. "This region has always been important for our members," said Roz McGill, English UK's market development manager. "With the education strategy of the Japanese government and the Olympics in 2020 it felt like the right time to reinforce members' partnerships in ...

What to consider if you are an agent and want to join the FELTOM 2020 Malta Workshop

In today's article we are going to shift our focus to the upcoming 2020 FELTOM Workshop which is an annual event held in Malta. This article will help those agents who are interested in taking part in this workshop to know exactly what to expect when they join this event. What are the advantages of Malta as an ELT destination? FELTOM works hard to promote Malta as a safe, professional, qu...

The BELS Fam Trip comes to an end

For the past 4 days BELS English Language Schools Malta and Gozo have hosted an international agent fam trip. Throughout this fam trip agents, who came from various countries including Italy, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Germany, had the opportunity to not only visit some of the main highlights that the Maltese Islands have to offer, but also visit the two BELS schools in Malta and ...

Interviewing Rebecca Bonnici during the BELS Agent Fam Trip

In this interview I had the pleasure of speaking with Rebecca Bonnici, Owner of BELS English Language Schools in Malta and Gozo. BELS are currently hosting their end-of-year fam trip during which they are welcoming agents from all around the world, including Italy, Brazil, the Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Germany among other countries. We had the pleasure of joining the agents at BELS En...

The FELTOM - BELTA Malta Fam Trip

Last week FELTOM and Belta collaborated for a Malta FAM Trip and invited eleven Brazilian Agents to Malta. During the week-long event, the Agents had the opportunity to visit the FELTOM Accredited Language Schools and learn all about the beautiful Maltese Islands. Here's what two of the agents we spoke to during this visit had to say. James Perry, CEO of FELTOM told us that this fam trip w...

'Capture That Form, Streamline your workflow' say Intrinsiq

Most schools and institutions will have some form of online data capture tool, for example a form, to gather data on a potential student wishing to apply to study with them. Most also have a great looking website with nice interactive content. So with a good user experience the chances of getting potentials interested is increased. The problem is the disconnect between the front facing cl...

How the new government can support UK ELT: English UK releases election manifesto

English language teaching trade association English UK has released a manifesto of steps it wants the incoming Government to take to support the £1.4bn sector. The association says the 550,000 ELT students who come to the UK each year support over 35,000 jobs. They are also more likely to choose UK universities, and later go on to become influencers for us, supporting good diplomatic and ...

A look at Londonist's Shoreditch Residence

In this new series of weekly articles we will be focusing on the accommodation options offered by our partners Londonist. Many of you have heard the name Londonist and those of you who have worked with this company know for certain that Londonist DMC is synonymous with high quality and high standard accommodation in London. For our first article from this series we are going to focus on the Shored...

Eaquals Celebrates Innovative Award Schemes at Annual International Conference

Eaquals took their annual member training event, Eaquals Training for Excellence , to Poland this year. The event, which was held in Krakow from 22 -23 November, was open to non-members for the first time and offered attendees two full-day workshops in addition to plenary speakers, networking and social events. The conference was officially opened by Eaquals Chair, Justin Quinn, who welcomed ...

QE and QEd successful European Roadshow 2019

Quality English and Quality Education have just returned from their annual popular European Roadshow following on from ICEF Berlin. These agent workshops were held in Rome, Madrid and Bilbao. 40 QE and QEd members from Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, the UK and the USA took part and over 110 agencies attended the different events. QE is now in its 16 ...

The Power of Integration - Administration Systems Databases and Portals

All institutions use some sort of database to manage their clients, students and agents. This may be a cloud system, a Windows-based package or a series of spreadsheets (if so, please contact Intrinsiq for help right away!). All these are good ways to collect, store and edit information. Speaking to Intrinsiq about this, they told us: “Based upon our experience, international educ...

ICEF welcomes industry professionals to four events around the world

ICEF has welcomed 4,006 global industry professionals to four events, in four different countries, over the last two months. This wave of events follows ICEF’s most successful year of growth and development. The most recent event and the largest in ICEF’s line up was hosted in Berlin from November 3 to 5. With over 30 000 one-to-one business meetings and 2 833 attendees, ...

QE European Roadshow 2020

Every year, Quality English and Quality Education host Missions in key European markets following ICEF Berlin. These boutique workshops continue to be increasingly popular with QE/QED schools who benefit from meeting with agents who appreciate meeting with high-quality independent schools in a friendly and professional environment. This year, the workshops were held in Rome, Madrid and Bilbao. ...

FELTOM to host Brazil Fam Trip next week!

FELTOM preparations are in full swing to host a group of Brazilian agents who will be coming to Malta next week for a fam trip. This fam trip is intentioned to showcase Malta as an ELT destination and also to give the agents a chance to visit all the FELTOM member schools. FELTOM has a full programme prepared for these agents ranging from a walk around Malta's old capital city Mdina, to visit t...

Welcome Instituto Kelington to the IH network!

International House World Organisation is thrilled to welcome Instituto Kelington – International House Granada as a new affiliate to the IH network! Instituto Kelington - IH Granada is located right in the city centre and has 29 years of experience in teaching languages. The school is a leader in Granada, as they prepare many students for the Cambridge Assessment English suite of ...

Explore Russia through the language immersion in IH Voronezh-Linguist

International House Voronezh-Linguist is delighted to introduce a unique and exciting project for those who would like to combine an adventurous tour to Russia with unforgettable language learning experience. The project aims to give its participants the opportunity to get a feel for the country, its history and traditions, taste the Russian cuisine and break the most popular stereotypes! Beyon...

Surf and Network 2019 in Ireland

Our Surf and Network gathering was organised by The Network Plus in Ireland between the 29th October and the 1st November 2019. The Network Plus is a collaboration between Schools & Agents, fRilingue and our newest partner Education & Exchange in Europe (EDEX). Through this collaboration we aim to encourage informal networking between people from the international education industry becaus...

Let's take a look at ICEF Berlin 2019

ICEF Berlin is, without a doubt, the most looked-forward to event in the international education industry...and rightly so. It is the perfect opportunity for schools, agents and service providers from the International Education Industry to make new connections and consolidate existing ones. This year we were so pleased to meet some of our partners there who have attended ICEF Berlin for ...

ICEF Berlin Meetings on Day 2

Day 2 at ICEF Berlin, Day 1 of meetings...it's been a very busy day for all participants so far and the end isn't near yet. This is the 25th year that ICEF Berlin is being held and it's the leading industry event, bringing together over 2,500 participants from more than 100 different countries. Throughout the day, education providers, agents, and service providers had many opportunitie...

It's that time of year....time for ICEF Berlin

If you are in the field international education and you haven't checked into Berlin yet, then you are definitely missing out. ICEF Berlin is definitely the place to be this weekend whether you are a school, university, higher education provider, agent or service provider in the international education industry. Throughout the day today people from all over the world have been checking int...

LSI Portsmouth joins IH World

IH World have some really exciting news about a new member affiliating to the International House Network. They are LSI Portsmouth ! LSI Portsmouth was founded in 1985 by brothers Peter and Allan Gray. They had previously set up a tiny school in the Emirates before coming back to England. After a few false starts in rural settings, they decided that geographically and cultu...

There’s Cloud, then there’s Fake Cloud: Here’s Intrinsiq’s take on this topic

Transferring data onto the cloud is something that many schools seem to be very much interested in doing, and rightly so. However, it doesn’t just stop at making the right decision and choosing to switch to cloud. We speak with many schools, education providers and other language institutions who are looking to upgrade, move from a local server setup to cloud, or add online integration...

Middle Eastern visa concessions a boon for South African EFL industry

The South African Department of Home Affairs has implemented a major visa reform by allowing nationals from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to obtain visas on arrival in South Africa, removing the cumbersome barrier to entry of the visa application process. This has been in effect since 15 th August 2019. With Saudia Arabia being the top 2018 student week provider out of all ...

The new Japanese Emperor and International House/ILC

Yesterday the ceremonial enthronement of Emperor Naruhito of Japan took place in the presence of some 190 heads of state or their representatives. Former and current members of the IH family may be interested to know about the role played by directors and teachers of International House in Japan in preparing Crown Prince Hiro, as he was then known, at the time of his period of study at Oxford Univ...

Getting to know the FELTOM Crew - James Perry, CEO

At the end of last week, we had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with James Perry, CEO of FELTOM who has now been in this position for the past two years. During this interview we spoke about the FELTOM Workshop, the Maltese ELT landscape, as well as various other topics related to Malta as an English Language Learning destination and the role of FELTOM in promoting Maltese Islands. ...

Awards at the 8th ELT Malta Conference

The first day at the 8 th ELT Malta Conference was a very special one indeed. Apart from various Business and Management workshops that were targeted towards school Directors, the afternoon opened up for ELT teachers, too. It is always very pleasant to see teachers and Directors, mingling and catching up, which is an additional purpose of this conference. Soon it was time for Dr. Daniel Xerri...

Interview with Korinne Algie on SEO for the Education Travel Industry

In today's interview, we are very pleased to speak to Korinne Algie about SEO for the Education Travel Industry. She is the Owner and Director of Korinne Algie Education Marketing and has a lot of useful ideas and experiences to share with you: 1. Who is Korinne and how are you connected to the education industry? I was born and raised in New Zealand. When I was 15 I was luck...

New IALC school: Learn English at Mount Maunganui Language Centre in New Zealand

IALC would like to give a warm welcome to their newly accredited school Mount Maunganui Language Centre. Established in 1990, Mount Maunganui Language Centre is a multi-award-winning family run school. Located in a part of Tauranga City, students learning English are able to pursue and excel at their academic goals while living in the relaxed beach resort ...

Get your ELT business ready for a no-deal Brexit with English UK

English UK, the trade organisation for UK ELT, has won a Government grant to help the sector prepare in the case of a no-deal Brexit. The organisation is running free training days specifically targeting the needs of UK ELT educators in the week before Brexit, and tickets are going fast. “We’ve won a substantial grant from the Brexit Readiness Fund to help everyone in our sector ...

When Business Data becomes Business Intel...schools flourish!

It takes years of work and highly experienced marketers, especially in a niche industry such as international education, to learn how to identify market trends and interpret business data. Needless to say, this comes at a high cost and not all schools can afford to spend so much money on marketing strategy. So what if we told you that forecasting, agent trends and numbers and emerging markets, amo...

The FEDELE Workshop in Valencia - Day 1

The first day of the Vamos FEDELE Workshop, which is being held in Valencia and Denia this year, has been charactarised by an afternoon sessiono of presentations by industry partners and event sponsors. After that, agents had the chance to visit some of the schools in Valencia. The day ended with a lovely dinner of paella, interesting conversations and fantastic industry friends :) We have n...

‘Custom’ is always better because all schools are unique

When it comes to student management and CRM systems, many schools frequently opt for an off-the-shelf product mainly because they might still not be familiar with how such systems operate and prefer to go for the cheaper option. And who can blame them? The only issue with that is that in the long run, such systems stop being viable or, as the school grows, the system becomes less cost effective to...

New Horizons Australia: How to Professionally Network as an International Student

Networking is an essential part in building your future career. Even more so when you’re studying abroad. Connecting with people in a professional way is not easy but can be incredibly rewarding. New Horizons Australia encourages International Students to step out of their comfort zone and dedicate time to this activity. So, what do we mean by networking? ...

FELTOM Malta Workshop 2020

In today's article we are going to turn the spotlight on the 2020 FELTOM Malta Workshop, which is going to be held from the 20th to the 24th April 2020. FELTOM has an upcoming workshop in 2020. What distinguishes this event from other industry workshops? FELTOM has been organising FELTOM ELT Workshops for a number of years where the main focus has always been Malta and the local ELT ...

EDUSA implements bonding scheme to protect students' interests

Education South Africa (EduSA) has recently setup a Voluntary Bonding Scheme (VBS) as a practical means to encourage language students from all over the world to securely enrol at South African English language schools. All member schools are part of the scheme and have made annual payments to a large insurance underwriter (SGI), who will guarantee the booking of any student aff...

New IALC Schools

The International Association of Language Centres (IALC), is very pleased to have welcomed seven new centres to its Association, as well as two new associate centres and one new seasonal centre in the last months in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the UK and the US. Seek-Mui Sum, Chief-Operating Officer at IALC said: “We are delighted to welcome so many new members to ...

What are you waiting for? Switch to Cloud today!

Schools often tell us that they would love to have a cloud-based system to manage the day-to-day running of their school efficiently. They tell us that when switching from one provider to the other, they would ideally like the transition to be as smooth as possible. That solution is now possible with Intrinsiq . You do not have to wait any longer to move your school CRM soft...

Getting to know the FELTOM Crew - Caroline Tissot

In today's interview we are going to speak to Caroline Tissot, FELTOM 's newest addition to the team. In this article you will find out more about Caroline's new role and also about her responsibilities at FELTOM. Caroline you’re new to the FELTOM team. What does your role consist of and what will you be responsible for? My role as Executive Officer within the Federation is mainly ad...

StudyWorld50 “the best event for years”, delegates say

Over 5,600 meetings, 700 plus delegates, a high-level Chinese delegation and a busy seminar programme made StudyWorld 50 an event to remember. Michael Quinn of the Centre for English Studies said: “I personally think it’s been one of the best StudyWorlds for several years with a really good mix of agents, a lot of different nationalities and some very good meetings.” While ...

New Chairperson at Education South Africa

Education South Africa bade farewell to its long-serving Chairperson, Johannes Kraus, on 14 th August 2019. Mr Kraus led the association with aplomb over the past five years, with the ambitious growth of the association accelerating at an unseen pace under his visionary leadership. EduSA achieved a number of notable, first-time achievements during his tenure, notwithstanding the fact that the as...

IALC 2020 Auckland Workshop - Register now!

The International Association of Language Centres (IALC), an association accrediting 164 worldleading independent language schools and summer centres, is delighted to be hosting the IALC 2020 Auckland Workshop in New Zealand from 26-29 March 2020 in association with Languages International . The IALC 2020 Auckland Workshop will attract the best ...

ICEF announces two new events in 2020

Global international education leader ICEF is pleased to announce the launch of two new events in 2020: ICEF Secondary Education and ICEF French Education – Canada , offering targeted networking opportunities for these two growing sectors. ICEF Secondary Education is aimed at international providers and student recruitment agents of secondary, boarding, high sc...

StudyWorld attracting wider range of UK-focused delegates

A major Chinese business delegation, representatives of London embassies and UK training providers are among attendees at this year’s StudyWorld . Ten CEOs, presidents, founders and other senior leaders from major Chinese education businesses are attending the international student event for two days as part of a focused inward trade mission organised by the Department of International ...

New Horizons Australia: The 5 most In-Demand Careers in Information Technology

As the world of Information Technology continues to change rapidly, a vast range of companies and organizations start to become committed to improving their technological side of the business. Traditional companies have begun to implement high-tech advancements into their infrastructure in order to keep up the pace with other businesses, due to the technology landscape becoming a major area within...

Intrinsiq Focus‌ ‌on:‌ ‌Reaching‌ ‌out‌ ‌to‌ ‌your‌ ‌students‌ ‌through‌ ‌SMS‌ ‌

In various aspects of business communication is key, and this is just as much the case when it comes to international students studying at your schools. Be it to notify them of any last minute changes to their classes or schedules, or to communicate with them in an emergency situation, or even to save time on sending and waiting for email, SMS is definitely the way forward. When using top-level...

First industry-wide English Language Teaching training in over 10 years comes to South Africa!

A combined effort of National Geographic Learning, EAQUALs, the University of Cape Town and EduSA brought about one of the first large-scale, professional development events in English Language Teaching in over a decade to Cape Town. Last week, over 70 teachers gave up their public holiday to attend the ELT educational forum for a morning of professional development sessions in the beautiful se...

Q&A with FELTOM - Today's focus is on Malta as an ELT Destination

In today's Q&A session with FELTOM's CEO James Perry, we focus on the importance of Malta as an ELT destination, on what makes it ideal for students and agents, as well as on the types of students who choose Malta as their go-to country to learn English. One of the main roles of FELTOM is to promote Malta as an ELT destination. What makes Malta an ideal language learning destination for stu...

IHWO welcomes new school in Hamburg

We are delighted to welcome our sixth affiliate this year, Verein für berufliche Weiterbildung e.V. which has affiliated to International House World Organisation as International House Hamburg . Verein – IH Hamburg is a private, non-profit organisation founded in 1998 by its Managing Director, Ludolf Schnittger. At the beginning, the school had only two classr...

The FELTOM Malta Workshop 2020

Every year, FELTOM organises a workshop in Malta during which agents from all around the world will have the opportunity to visit the island, as well as meet and see the schools at which they will eventually be sending their students. During this Q&A session with Rebecca Charlotte we focused on what the FELTOM Malta Workshop is all about, what agents may expect and what the booking process ent...

New Horizons Australia: Interview with Michael Robinson, Head of Learning and Developmen

At New Horizons Australia we always make sure to have a team of people who work well together, but also who can increase the value that we give to our students. Michael Robinson has recently joined us as the new Head of Learning and Development. We had the opportunity to interview him briefly so you can get to know him too! 1. You have recently joined New Horizons Australia, tell us a ...

Torquay International School affiliates to International House

International House World Organisation is proud to welcome Torquay International School to the IH family, as International House Torquay. The school is a Study Abroad centre based in Torquay, a coastal town on the UK’s South West Coast in Devon, two-and-a-half hours from London by train. It is a lively, attractive coastal town set in a UNESCO Global Geopark, close to two National Parks (D...

Why is it important for Schools to have good Online Booking Forms?

How many of you, schools, have online booking forms that you use for direct bookings? How efficient are these online booking forms, and are they connected to your school’s main database? As a school, do you have a system in place which enables you to track potential students? Can you track those who started filling out your online form and then stopped at one point during the process? Does y...

Getting to know the FELTOM Crew - Rebecca Charlotte

Throughout the peak season in Malta, FELTOM does an incredible job keeping all the teens studying English at language schools on the island busy and entertained thanks to the organisation of two parties per week. In today's interview with Rebecca Charlotte we, first of all, get to know the person behind the organisation of FELTOM events, and secondly, we shed more light on the FELTOM teen partie...

New IALC-accredited School Worldwide School of English in Auckland joins IALC

We are excited to announce that Worldwide School of English in Auckland , New Zealand has joined IALC just as registration opens for our IALC 2020 Auckland Workshop. This fantastic school will help showcase Auckland as a study-destination to learn English alongside host school Languages International when the IALC annual Workshop comes to Auckla...

guard.me helps international students with mental health challenges

International students are facing an increasing number of mental health challenges due to the pressure to achieve and ongoing anxiety and depression. During the past five years in British Columbia alone, 15 international students committed suicide. Four of these were just teenagers. Males are particularly vulnerable since they lack social supports and are faced with parental expectations to ...

Camden Town, one of London’s gems!

Whenever we think of London the first thing that comes to mind is probably Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Oxford Street, Hyde Park, London Bridge, the London Eye and Big Ben. However, there is another part of inner London which is well-known among locals and foreigners alike….Camden Town! Camden Town is famous for many things such as, live music, colourful markets, international cuisine an...

FELTOM Teen Parties

Last Wednesday, we had the pleasure of attending one of FELTOM 's weekly teen parties and interviewing Rebecca, Event Coordinator at FELTOM. In this interview , you can understand why these parties provide a safe space for young students to party in a typical Maltese environment and meet with students from other schools. For more information on FELTOM schools or events, you can reach out via e...

New IALC-accredited school Southbourne School of English in Bournemouth joins IALC

IALC are delighted to announce that Southbourne School of English has joined IALC – International Association of Language Centres. The team at IALC are very excited to welcome the learn English in the UK school to the IALC family and IALC President Giorgia Biccelli said: “We are glad to welcome Southbourne School of English into our widely extended and internation...

Happy International Self-Care Day from guard.me

Different countries and different cultures have self-care rituals and routines which they participant in, from mountain retreats and hikes in Switzerland, using Ayurveda Oils in India, drinking rose water in Lebanon, to Osen in Japan; creating a culture that values self-care begins with each of us. How you choose to take care of yourself is a very personal and individualized...

Focus on Teacher Tracking

Peak season is a logistical nightmare for most education providers. This is one of the main reasons why schools need a good and efficient CRM in order to, for example, manage the specified time against actual time that teachers work. Try doing this in the peak of high season when your school is full to capacity with students (and therefore, teachers too, not to mention part time and supply staff)....

Why choose to stay in Central London?

London’s Zone1 is the most central and well-connected part of London, and it comes as no surprise that when choosing to book their students’ accommodation agents tend to make this their first preference. Being so popular also means that accommodation options in this part of London are the first to fill up and go! However, we have good news! Londonist still have the last few vacant spot...

IALC agencies and schools raise over €2000 for sponsored charity Asociación Museke in Rwanda

IALC is delighted to announce that agencies and schools that participated in this year’s IALC Seville Workshop raised a grand total of €2200 in honour of sponsored charity Asociación Museke in Rwanda. Asociación Museke was founded in 2010 and raises funds to provide food and clothing to underprivileged children from Rwanda, either orph...

Algonquin College receives $650,000 donation from guard.me International Insurance

International education opportunities at Algonquin College will be enhanced by a $650,000 donation from guard.me International Insurance. The special, two-year investment will benefit international students in the form of new scholarships and a bursary fund, and seed funding for unique entrepreneurship and applied research initiatives. The funding will also help more domestic students study and...

Focus On Homestay Management

This is the second of a series of articles during which we will focus on various pain points that schools have spoken about in relation to their CRM. Today’s focus is going to be on homestay management. What do schools have issues with? When it comes to Homestay Management schools have told us that homestay availability is not only hard to update but it also takes a lot of time to do m...

New Horizons Australia offering Qualifications with Cloud Computing Focus

Cloud is revolutionising the way that IT teams operate and is driving major change within the Information Technology industry. Developments in cloud-only add to the importance for IT students to be on top of their game and stay sharp when dealing with the technical side of the cloud. The ICT50115 Diploma of Information Technology and ICT60115 Advanced Diploma of Information Technology at N...

Study the Diploma of Project management in Australia

Study the Diploma of Project Management in Australia … and gain the Globally Recognised Certification PRINCE2® We are halfway through 2019, and in most countries, students are working towards their final exams. This is the time when they start thinking about their future, wondering if they should study abroad to obtain international experience and professional expertise under thei...

Lead5050 and The Global Leadership League host the third Women in Education Awards and launch a new #intled event with the inaugural Women in Education Leadership Summit.

The awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of the industry's most inspirational women. Organisations and men who have shown exceptional commitment to gender equality in the workplace are also awarded. By raising the profile of women in international education, the WiE awards aim to inspire confidence, show that success need not be limited by gender and facilitate more wo...

Intrinsiq: Focus On Attendance Tracking

Attendance Tracking is an issue for many schools and education providers due to the following reasons: Many schools still use paper lists, hence creating storage problems and tracking problems (especially if a paper gets lost or misplaced). This leads to another issue, i.e. the need to enter these lists to a main database or spreadsheet to try to facilitate the data collection process. We al...

Focus on: Londonist White City Residence

It is time to turn our spotlight on to Londonist Student Accommodation Agency in London to focus on yet another one of their amazing residences. This time, the focus will be on their White City residence which is located in west London. What can one expect to find here? There are a variety of rooms available in this residence, which we will explore in a bit, and its location is ideal for s...

Double-digit growth at ICEF Southeast Asia

The third annual ICEF Southeast Asia hosted from June 19 – 21, 2019 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, saw an overall attendee growth of 11%, with over 350 participants from 26 countries. The event hosted 198 agents from 11 countries in the region. Recognising the importance of quality agents, Julia Salema from Study Insured by Ingle International, Canada said: “I enjoy regional IC...

Schools & Agents visits French in Normandy in Rouen

I had the pleasure of being invited to Rouen and French in Normandy from 7 th to 14 th June. Unfortunately, I couldn’t stay longer due to other work commitments. The purpose of this visit was to experience the city as well as the school and the host family, as any other student would. This article as well as the pictures and posts during the week (please visit our social media to s...

English Language Students Arriving in Malta - Summer 2019

The tourism industry in Malta will register a substantial increase in numbers during the summer, and part of this is due to English Language student arrivals. The industry relies on the hospitality of the Maltese public, who is so welcoming of foreigners and accepting of their diverse cultures, for this business to thrive and for students to have a wonderful experience. The EFL industry i...

New Horizons Australia: Melbourne Students learn about Agile Methodologies in Software Development

The ICT50115 Diploma of Information Technology prepares students to start their career in web- or app development. This term, the students focused on the Agile Methodology, which happens to be an approach that is utilised in software development. In class, we combine theory with practice to give our students the tools to hit the ground running in any software development team that uses agile met...

Londonist: Focus on Aldgate Residence

During this week’s blog post we will continue with the series of ‘Focus On’ articles that highlight some of the main Londonist student residences. This week the spotlight will turn to the Aldgate residence What can one expect to find here? The Aldgate accommodation is in an area which is full of history and culture, just minutes away from The Tower of London, St Katha...

Niagara College kicks off Spring Convocation ceremonies

Keith Segal, owner, co-founder, president and CEO of guard.me International Student insurance company, delivered the convocation address at the first of eight Niagara College convocation ceremonies. “Inspiration comes to all of us in different ways and from different and sometimes unexpected sources.” Those were the words that special guest Keith Segal used to greet the first gro...

Londonist: Focus on New Residence in Kentish Town

In last week’s post we focused on one of Londonist’s new residences for the 2019 / 2020 academic year, and this week we would like to turn the spotlight onto another new residence. This time we will be talking about the Kentish Town Residence. What can one expect to find here? The new Kentish Town residence is located between Camden Town and Kentish Town, and it is a great locati...

Student testimonial: Master’s degree graduate in Immunobiology gaining business skills at ILAC Vancouver – Jelena’s story

This article focuses on Prodirekt's recent participation at the the Canada Partnership Forum in Vancouver, organized by the International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC), which was an ideal opportunity for them to get together with their students who are currently enrolled in ILAC’s language courses or college programs. One of these students is Jelena, a 25 year o...

What International Students need to know about Working in Australia.

Deciding to study and work overseas across countries is always a great idea…But choosing to study and work in Australia is even better! To put things into perspective, Australia continues to be one of the most popular destinations to study abroad, as its student numbers has increased within the following years with a rise of 11.4% in 2018 which resulted in over 600,000 international stud...

LanguageCert announces new “Agent Reward Scheme” for Agents & Educational Tour Operators

LanguageCert announces a new remunerative scheme offering commission to Agents who successfully book students to take part in LanguageCert examinations conducted at LanguageCert Approved Test Centres in UK, Ireland and Malta. The new Reward Scheme enables Agents to benefit from a commission based on student enrolment for exams. Agents can either encourage schools they work with to apply to beco...

Interview with Ray Spiteri: Head of International House Malta

In today's interview, we had the pleasure of talking to Ray Spiter, Head of International House Malta . He gave us some very interesting information about their school, location and also about their exclusive Young Learners Programme. If you had to describe IH Malta in 3 words, what would they be, and why? Small, friendly, effective - there’s no denying the fact tha...

RMIT English Worldwide Case Study - Intrinsiq

RMIT English is based in Melbourne Australia and they support education needs nationally and internationally through their English language and tailored training solutions. RMIT English Worldwide has over 50 years’ experience in writing English materials and delivering tailored training and testing solutions. In today’s article we are going to focus on RMIT English Worldwide’s ...

International House Directors’ Conference 4th to 7th May – Catania, Sicily

The annual International House Directors’ Conference took place from the 4 th to the 7 th May in Catania, Sicily, at the Hotel Baia Verde by the Ionian Sea. In total, 160 delegates from all over the world attended the 4-day event which was hosted by the fantastic team at IH Catania. The conference provided the perfect opportunity for IH school Directors to network and be inspired by m...

Building resilience and student success with keep.meSAFE

Everyone who works in post-secondary education – whether faculty, administration, staff, or partner organizations such as guard.me – shares a passion for helping students succeed. It’s why we do what we do. Every student should feel supported and included and have the same opportunity to reach their goals. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. For many...

New Horizons Australia: 5 reasons why you should study IT in Melbourne

“Study in Melbourne, the world's most liveable city, where international students receive a warm welcome.” – Wherever you look and whoever you ask, this is the feedback you will receive if you want to know more about studying in Melbourne. Melbourne is Australia’s second largest city, after Sydney, and it’s known as the coffee capital of the world and cultural divers...

Here’s Inrinsiq’s new video… and this time it’s on Class Tracking

In a previous article, we looked at how schools are often concerned about class attendance and about how this takes a lot of time, paperwork and unnecessary space in offices. Through this new video, produced by ICEF Media, Intrinsiq would like to show how these problems can totally be eliminated from schools. Here’s the video! In this video we’ve seen how Intrinsiq can simplify...

People in International Education - Let's come together to help IH Cape Town Teacher beat Cancer!!!

People in International Education - Schools, Agents, Service Providers - this message is for all of us! Unfortunately IH Cape Town's bright, colourful and lovely teacher Milli has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and the IH Cape Town family is calling on you to support Milli to beat this horrible disease. Please share this message and make a contribution here . Even the smalle...

Breaking down barriers to student mental health with keep.meSAFE

At keep.meSAFE , helping students succeed is more than just our job. It’s both our mission and a passion for every one of our employees and partner schools. For many students, the barriers to success can feel overwhelming. Homesickness, stress, isolation, loneliness, and academic pressure can become a significant burden, and even more so for students adapting to a new culture as well...

Londonist DMC: Focus on New Residence in Old Street London

Londonist DMC is pleased to announce that for summer 2019 we will have a number of new residences for your convenience. In today’s blog we are going to start by turning the spotlight to one of these accommodation options, specifically our new residence in Old Street. What can one expect to find here? The Old Street residence is situated in Zone 1 in London, which makes it very centra...

Students Getting Students Excited About Mental Health

The keep.meSAFE Student Support Program is committed to helping our educational partners promote mental wellness on campuses across Canada. As part of that commitment, keep.meSAFE had the pleasure of partnering with guard.me International Insurance’s Campus Ambassador Program to celebrate Bell Let’s Talk Day 2019. The guard.me ...

Biggest-ever English UK annual conference creates a real buzz

Student statistics, a panel discussion about Brexit opportunities and an explorer who claims to have eaten his own dog were among the highlights of the biggest-ever English UK annual conference. Over 230 delegates from 164 member centres attended the event – most at no cost – with the room still packed during the closing networking reception. They were joined by almost 20 service pr...

Participants from 43 countries show a deep commitment to international education at ICEF Africa 2019

The second ICEF Africa event was held in Cape Town, South Africa, between May 15 and 17, 2019. This event brought global educators together with African agents, and also saw international agents networking with African educators. 241 participants came from 43 countries, including 13 different African markets, with participants engaging in more than 2 000 one-to-one business meetings over tw...

English UK: ELT centres need to be highly effective student recruiters, statistics report shows

UK ELT showed a mixed performance in both the state and private sectors in 2018, according to the annual student statistics report. Universities and colleges performed strongly, with a rise in ELT student numbers of 10.5 per cent and student weeks of 11 per cent. However, 60 per cent reported more student weeks and the remainder a decline. English UK’s 360 private sector ELT member cen...

Opportunity for International Education Agents

Campus 3 are excited for 2019 and the launch of our new First Year Value Pathway Program. Students can now begin bachelor level studies in their home country while earning transfer credit. This initiative allows our most trusted and valuable agents the ability to help students save thousands of dollars before they begin their journey to study abroad. In addition to that, your Agency will hav...

ICEF celebrates 3 000 graduates from agent training courses

ICEF celebrates a significant milestone today, announcing that 3 000 agents have successfully graduated from ICEF agent training courses. Successful graduates are recognised by partners and peers as leaders in the industry. Ms. Alisa Shashkova from Russia became the 3 000th agent training graduate by completing the ICEF Agent Training Course (IATC) formal test with a nearly perfect s...

Intrinsiq - Testimonial from Maxine Feutz from Sydney College of English

In today’s article we are not going to tell you about how awesome Intrinsiq is ourselves. Instead we are going to pass on the mic to Maxine Feutz from Sydney College of English . This interview was done with Maxine just 6 weeks after they began using Intrinsiq and it focuses on the consultation and launch process, which we have already focused on in a previous article . Check out t...

IH Agents Partner Scheme - an opportunity for Agents!!

As many of you already know, the International House network of language schools is very much like a big family, and agents are a vital part of it. The success of IH World over the last six decades has been through developing close and lasting relationships with all of their partners. Through the IH Partner Agent Scheme International House World Organisation likes to officially recognise those age...

How to maintain a healthy and fit lifestyle in one of Europe’s most vibrant capitals

Maintaining a healthy and fit lifestyle is a priority among many people in this day and age, and rightly so. Those of us who often travel for work or holidays may surely relate to the fact that this can become a bit of a struggle when you are far away from home and your routine. However, Londonist has this covered too, and in this blog post we are going to see exactly how! Parks around London...

New Horizons Australia Presents: Innovative students tackle the nerves and present their products

Over the course of the term, our Brisbane students, who are currently studying Diploma of Information Technology, have been working on a project to develop a series of technology services a company may want to take to market. Essentially, they were to create a pseudo business plan. Last week was crunch week. The students were to finalise their plans, to ...

IH Study Abroad Conference Catania, Italy

On the 2nd and 3rd of May, the second International House Study Abroad Conference took place in Catania, Sicily, in the amazing Baia Verde Hotel by the Ionian Sea. On the first day all the International House schools presented their courses in a fun “pecha-kucha” style session. Following this, the attending agencies introduced themselves before everyone had the chance to connect fur...

Why should Education Providers use Intrinsiq?

Over the past weeks we have been looking at various aspects that make the Intrinsiq platform stand out as a management tool in education management. We review a few key points below that we think makes Intrinsiq the best choice: - Is cloud-based and constantly backed up by multiple servers - so you will never go through the nightmare of losing your data! - Can integrate with most po...

Kurus English approved as a LanguageCert Test Centre in Cape Town

Kurus English in Cape Town is proud to announce the recent approval as a LanguageCert testing-centre. LanguageCert offers an accurate, internationally recognised General English level test for language students and opens a new door of possibilities for Kurus English's students. Mishka Samsodien, Academic Manager at Kurus English points out: "Being a LanguageCert test centre will give...

QE Teacher and Student Day in Udine

Last week, Quality English and Quality Education (QE), held their first ever Teacher Development Day and Student Fair in Udine, Italy. In partnership with Destinazione Lingue, QE organised a series of CPD sessions presented by QE school staff which they delivered to over 100 Italian teachers of English. The event was held on 4 th May at the University of Udine and the 19 QE schools in attenda...

What to do and where to go in London

In today’s blog post we’ve decided to focus our attention on one of the most central stops in London, one which is very well connected and can pretty much take you everywhere you need to go in order to explore, not just this beautiful and vibrant city, but also the UK in general. We are referring to King’s Cross St. Pancras, where we incidentally have one of our Londonist student...

New Horizons Australia Celebrates First International Student Graduate!

Last month, we were extremely excited to congratulate Himal, our first student to graduate, obtaining his Diploma of Information Technology. Himal joined us in February 2018 and has successfully completed his qualification, as well as globally recognised Certification that New Horizons offers to their students. We sat down and had a chat with Himal about his experience studying in Australia and...

FX4 - International and Domestic Payment System built for Education

Collecting overseas fee can be a problem for Schools, Agents and fee payers. With little to no transparency in traditional processes combined with inflated exchange rates and unnecessary bank changes, the environment of overseas can present many difficulties. In this article we will look at the struggles and how some clever technology can take away this headache for both parties. The traditiona...

Tracking Class Attendance with Intrinsiq

When it comes to class attendance tracking, schools often voice the concern that this takes a lot of time and paperwork, which results in piles upon piles of paper, numerous files that take up a lot of valuable space in offices, and a lot of unnecessary stress! Not to mention that it is not a very environmentally-friendly measure. At Intrinsiq, we have found the solution to that. In fact, Intri...

ICEF celebrates 10 years in Canada and launches Virtual Reality media solution

ICEF celebrated 10 years in Canada at the 2019 ICEF Vancouver event held between April 24 and 26. Since its inauguration, the ICEF event in Canada has doubled in size signifying the growing interest in the Canadian marketplace. Coinciding with the event was the launch of ICEF’s newest Virtual Reality (VR) service. 1 021 participants from 67 countries around the world attended t...

FEDLE ¡VAMOS! 2019 - Agent Registration now Open!

What is FEDELE? FEDELE Spanish in Spain is the Spanish Federation of Associations of Schools of Spanish as a Foreign Language and it consists of seven associations, which in turn comprise a total of 98 Schools of Spanish as a Foreign Language. During the last 20 years, the main objective of FEDELE has been to promote a status of quality and professionalism to the companies of the sector in teac...

IH Study Abroad Conference Catania 2019 Day 2

After a lovely fish-based dinner yesterday evening and another warm welcome this morning (which we shared on our social channels), the day took off with an introduction to Guard.me services. The insurance company is sponsoring this event and representatives were present to speak to both schools and agents. After that, all representatives had a day of interesting information which can be used ...

IH Study Abroad Conference Catania 2019 Day 1

Beautiful location, beautiful weather...thank you Palmina La Rosa ( IH Catania ) and the IHWO team for welcoming us to Catania for the International House Study Abroad Conference 2019! After registration and lunch Lucy Horsefield, Giuliana Faldetta and Gavin Eyre welcomed all the IH schools, agents and service providers to the conference. This was follwed by a Pecha-Kucha session, during wh...

London Life with Londonist – Things to do in London

From the majestic architecture of Westminster Abbey, to the colourful and vibrant west end, and the ecstatic atmosphere in Oxford Street, London is truly a metropolitan city with something to do for everyone. In this article we are going to explore just a few of London’s top attractions and where to find them. London for the History Buff Anyone who is an avid history lover needs to hav...

Turn business data into business intelligence with Intinsiq

Interpreting data is very often a laborious and time-consuming task, and frankly not a very welcome one, especially when this has to be added to a long to-do list that our friends in schools have. At Intrinsiq , we are pleased to inform you that this laborious task has just been changed to a simple “click of a button” thanks to the powerful features of the Intrinsiq platform. Agen...

The Londonist Residences – where style and comfort meet!

Londonist dmc is a popular and sought-after accommodation provider in London. Over the coming weeks we will be taking a look at the various aspects that make Londonist the Number 1 Accommodation provider in the British capital. In today’s blog post we are going to focus on the different types of residences that Londonist offer, who they cater for, and how your students (be it if you are an...

Eaquals Celebrates Innovative Award Schemes at Annual International Conference

Eaquals are celebrating the success of the 28th International Conference, after welcoming a record number of participants to the event, which this year was held in Madrid from 11 – 13 April. The conference was officially opened by Eaquals Chair, Justin Quinn, who welcomed new members to the organisation and reflected on a year of growth, followed by an opening address by Professor Fernand...

A Special Offer from Intrinsiq for ALL Education Providers

For the past weeks you may have read our weekly posts about Intrinsiq and their classroom management software. We have even published two videos (that you can view again - see below) about how the Intrinsiq platform can help make the day-to-day running of your school more efficient. But today we would like to turn the spotlight on to something even more exciting - a special offer th...

New Horizons Australia: Where can your IT Diploma take you?

Could you imagine life without mobile, social media, email or the Internet? Probably not, and to be honest, neither can we. Tech is changing fast, and the way we work and interact with technology is changing rapidly too. The future of IT and tech related jobs is opening right up. Here’s how. When evaluating career options, students should consider two important aspects, especially in the ...

Q&A with Carlo Micallef, Chief Marketing Officer and Deputy Chairperson, Malta Tourism Authority

In this Q&A Session the ELT Council within the Department of Education in Malta speaks with Carlo Micallef, Chief Marketing Officer and Deputy Chairperson, at the Malta Tourism Authority about the performance of Malta in terms of its tourism industry in 2018. What’s the most exciting thing that’s happened in relation to tourism in Malta this year? Tourism is a most exciting, ...

ICEF Australia New Zealand sees increase in agent participation

ICEF Australia New Zealand (ANZA) was held in Darwin from April 3rd to 5th, 2019. ANZA welcomed 448 participants, including 26% first-time attendees to an ICEF event. Commenting on her participation at ANZA 2019, Elke Meinert, Owner of Studying Down Under, Germany, said: “Attending ICEF Australia New Zealand was excellent for me because many institutions are very appropriate for my ...

Turn your frown into a smile with Intrinsiq

At Intrinsiq, we are proud to launch our second clip from a series of videos produced by ICEF Media, focusing on various aspects of our service, mainly highlighting how schools can benefit from using our software. In this video the spotlight is on Classroom Management. When it comes to classroom management, the main users are the teachers and staff, and in some cases, students. In this video we...

Surf & Network this October in Ireland with Schools, Agents and Industry Professionals

For 2019 The Network Plus are proud to introduce a new and exciting gathering - SURF & NETWORK, which will be held in Ireland from the 29th October until the 2nd November 2019. Participants will have the possibility to book for 3 or 5 days depending on their availability. But before we move on to details about this gathering, here's a short intro video from Neil Norton from Edex ...

Malta's Tourism Landscape

Language students have become a mainstay in Malta’s tourism landscape. Over the past decade, Malta has managed to carve a niche in an increasingly competitive sector, thanks to its strong regulatory framework, its hospitality and the entrepreneurial spirit of the language school sector. 2018 saw a consolidation of the growth registered in previous years, with a total of 87,112 students follo...

Who is Intrinsiq for? And how can I benefit from it?

Over the past weeks we’ve been bringing you a series of articles about a household name in international education, Intrinsiq. In today’s interview with Sudesh Prasad, Director at Intrinsiq, we will focus on giving answers to some of the questions that education providers ask about School CRM systems on a regular basis. What does Intrinsiq offer? Simply put, we offer a software s...

Back-to-back ICEF events in Kiev, Moscow, and Almaty support growing interest in the region

Interest in the Eastern European and Central Asian markets has continued to climb in the last few years. The recent ICEF Ukraine Agent Focus, ICEF Moscow, and ICEF Central Asia Focus provided three unique opportunities for global representatives to form new partnerships with agents in these markets to support the growing demand. A total of 687 people from 481 organisations took part in th...

Intrinsiq - A step by step guide through the client process

In our previous posts we often spoke about the importance of smooth communication between provider and client, not just at the beginning, but throughout the whole process - from when the client engages with the provider, right until the moment of launch; and even post-launch. That way client satisfaction is ensured, and any improvements or modifications that might be needed are openly discussed,...

LanguageCert and Eaquals sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

We are very proud to announce that LanguageCert has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Eaquals at the recent LanguageCert “Maximising your Opportunities” event in Dublin on 22nd March. The LanguageCert portfolio of language qualifications is made available to Eaquals member schools worldwide with the aim of working together to support the teaching and assessment of lang...

IH at the 2019 IATEFL International Conference

Every year, around 3,000 ELT professionals from more than 100 countries meet for a 4-day programme of around 500 talks, workshops and forums, as well as a vibrant social programme. We are proud to announce the list of 16 speakers from around the International House network! IHWO will be at Stand 24 . If you are attending the conference, do come and say hello and we will ...

New Horizons - Brisbane: A great city to study!

Brisbane is one of the largest cities in Australia and it is the capital of beautiful state Queensland. Queensland has a population of more than 4.7 million people and attracts over 120,000 international students a year*. Great weather, proximity to world-famous natural wonders and a strong economy are three great reasons for international students to study in Brisbane. In this article, we will be...

'The World is for Everyone' - A project that makes dreams come true!

"The World is for Everyone" is a social project based on the values of social inclusion and equality that aims to provide life-changing experiences for low-income youth through participation in cultural exchange programs abroad. The first edition of this project will see four teenagers from the communities of Rocinha and Vidigal in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) participate in a two-week program at a ...

From Frown to Smile - An Intrinsiq Case Study

The case study that we are going to look at in this post refers to Manchester Central School of English (MCSE), a school that had previously been using a different Management system. Unfortunately the original software failed miserably in helping this school be more efficient and effective with school management. In December 2015 they turned to Intrinsiq for help...and that is when their ...

Day 2 at the 2019 FELTOM Malta Agent Workshop

During the morning of the second day of the 2019 FELTOM Workshop all the agents who are currently in Malta went off for more school visits. Once these were over, schools, agents and service providers met at the Corinthia Hotel and Spa in Attard once again for another productive afternoon of one-to-one meetings. Speaking to agents who are attending this workshop for the first time, we...

The 2019 FELTOM Malta Workshop starts here

The 2019 FELTOM Malta Workshop kicked off at the Corinthia Hotel and Spa in Attard, Malta yesterday afternoon. This year's workshop sees the participation of FELTOM schools as well as 36 industry agents from a wide variety of nationalities including China, Argentina, Mexico, Switzerland, Ukraine, France and Russia among others. In the morning agents had the opportunity to start visiting some of...

Software and Engagement - How can both exist in harmony?

When it comes to integrating software into the day-to-day running of your school, you need to make sure that the service provider you are using can and will provide you with the necessary support so that you learn how best to use this piece of technology to make your lives easier, rather than harder. At Intrinsiq, we pay particular attention to this because we don’t just want our clients to ...

English UK welcomes ELT focus in Government’s new international education strategy

The importance of ELT to the UK’s international education sector has been recognised for the first time in a governmental strategy. The international education strategy, a joint publication by the departments of international trade and education, is the result of an 18-month collaboration with industry representatives including English UK. “The UK English Language Teaching indust...

Ski and Network 2019 - a gathering that brought together industry people in a fun, informal way!

Ski and Network 2019 took place last week, specifically from the 9th until the 14th of March in Liddes, a small mountain village in the Swiss Alps. This gathering brought together almost 50 participants from Ireland, Switzerland, Malta, France, Germany, UK, Belarus, Russia, Serbia, the Netherlands, China, Brazil and Ukraine. People come up with better ideas and are more innovative when the...

Quality English and Quality Education News

There are now 70 Quality English schools and Quality Education colleges in 9 countries and, as you will see, it has already been a busy 2019 for all of them. Here's news from Quality English and Quality Education: Quality English scholarships awarded to Japanese teachers QE hosted a special event in partnership with the Japanese Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS). In total, 25 QE sc...

Record-breaking growth at both ICEF Japan-Korea and ICEF Mexico-Colombia 2019 agent roadshows

The ICEF Mexico-Colombia Agent Roadshow 2019 took place from March 4-8. Emulating the impressive growth of the 2019 ICEF Japan-Korea Agent Roadshow hosted in late-February, the event was the largest ICEF roadshow in Mexico and Colombia to date. The roadshow welcomed 323 participants from 228 organisations. During the roadshow, educators met with Mexican and Colombian student recruitment a...

FELTOM visits Brazil to promote Malta as an EFL Destination

FELTOM CEO, Mr James Perry, is currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil, promoting Malta as the perfect English language learning destination. On the first day of his trip, he met with the Honorary Consulate General of Malta for Brazil, Fiorella Baggio Biasoli. On the same day, FELTOM CEO, Mr James Perry, met with BELTAs Executive Director, Maria Eglantine Gabarra and Marketing, Isabella Tizziani, i...

IALC partners with agency associations in Colombia and Mexico

In recognition of recent IALC Roadshows to Bogota and Mexico City held in February 2019, IALC - The International Association of Language Centres, is pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Association and ANEX - The Colombian Asociación Nacional de Empresas para Estudios en el Exterior and AMTE - The Mexican Association of Educational Tourism.&nbs...

Intrinsiq Makes Student Management Manageable

We recently published a video about how the Intrinsiq system can help schools manage the day-to-day running of their school in a simple and efficient manner through an easily-accessible cloud-based system. And because we really believe that this is the product for you, we are giving you the opportunity to try out our software for FREE so that you will not have to incur any expenses u...

Putting theory into practice

Being tech-savvy is an assumed skill in the digital age and indeed, the future workforce is all about technology. The Australian technology sector is booming, with start-ups and global corporates alike, dominating the job market and demanding new skills and knowledge from their staff. Digital networking is how we communicate and grow as workers. Mobile and global teams wor...

28th Annual Eaquals International Conference

It has been announced that Professor Fernando Galván OBE, of the University of Alcalá, will officially open the 28 th Annual Eaquals International Conference, which will be held in Madrid this April. In addition, Eaquals will welcome Maureen McGarvey, Gordon Stobart, Martin Fellenz and Herbert Puchta, who will deliver the conference plenary sessions on the subjects of high-performa...

ICEF hosts its largest ICEF Japan-Korea Agent Roadshow in history

The ICEF Japan-Korea Agent Roadshow 2019 was the largest in ICEF history to date, with 292 participants from 15 countries. The event took place from February 25-27, 2019 in Tokyo and Seoul. During the roadshow, educators met with Japanese and Korean agents conducting a total of 1 246 in-person business meetings. Sherelyn Hallam, the International College Manager of Strategix Internat...

IH Medellín opens in March 2019

We are thrilled to welcome a new affiliate of the International House network which opened its doors on March 1st 2019 in Medellín, Colombia. IH Medellín is a joint venture between two of International House’s most experienced members, Ariel López, and Jonathan Dykes. The schools will offer a wide range of English language courses for the local community, as...

Schools: How to use the Schools & Agents Platform

Schools are the stars of the show that is Schools & Agents. This is because they choose the kind of marketing plan they want and as a result, can get featured on our website. By schools, we mean any education providers that are interested in working with agents and service providers, in foreign markets. And, by promotion and “get featured” we mean the following: 1. Schools and A...

Second Orientation Day at New Horizons Institute of Technology Australia for 2019

New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology welcomed their second cohort of international students to Australia last week. Students commenced in all three campuses, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, eager to start their studies in the ICT50115 – Diploma of Information Technology qualification. Orientation Day is an opportunity for the students to familiarise themselves with t...

The ICEF Education Fund supports Hands Across the Water (HATW), helping house and educate children in Thailand

The ICEF Education Fund is proud to support a variety of projects that finance and champion education and training projects for youth in need. The Education Fund has supported projects across the globe effectively helping disadvantaged youth on their journey to education, personal growth, and social engagement. Among the numerous educational initiatives ICEF has selected to support, is Ha...

Sydney, a great place to study!

Sydney…such a far destination for many, yet such an incredible place to study abroad. Sydney has several pleasant surprises in store. For many, the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Sydney would be the famous Opera House, and obviously koalas and kangaroos, however, Sydney has so much more to offer. Those who choose to study at the New Horizons’ Sydney campus will be ...

ICEF Dubai sees significant growth with record participant numbers

ICEF Dubai, held between February 11 to 13, had a record-breaking year in attendance numbers, hosting 459 participants from 54 countries around the world. With Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, UAE, India, and Pakistan making up the top five agent countries, ICEF Dubai proved itself once again as the ideal event for education networking in the region. Over the course of the three-day event, particip...

Intrinsiq - software made simple!

Over the past year we have had many meetings with schools that have told us about all the operational challenges they face when trying to deal with the day-to-day running of their schools. We’ve spoken about class management, monitoring agent performance, accommodation allocation, and the possibility of having having software that is flexible enough to cater for all the needs of all...

Experiencing is believing - the importance of familiarization (FAM) trips

Dejan Trpkovic, Managing Director of the PRODIREKT Education Group and the Verbalists Language Network, has recently raised an interesting subject in the Communication and Languages Group on LinkedIn and we thought it would be great to share this topic with you and hear what you have to say about the importance of FAM trips in the Education Travel Industry. Here's what he had to say: "There i...

Become a Certified Career Development Facilitator!

The Career Development Facilitator (CDF) online course is intended for people who provide career-related services in a variety of settings such as higher education, K-12 schools, business and industry, private practice, and community-based organizations. Completing the course enables individuals to work more effectively in any career development setting, incorporating career development informatio...

Interview with Aaron Mitich from Cambridge Education Group

In today’s interview we will be speaking to Aaron Mitich, Global Director of School & Institutional Partnerships at Cambridge Education Group . Should you wish to get in touch feel free to let us know and we will be happy to pass you on. What does Cambridge Education Group (CEG) do? Since 1952, Cambridge Education Group (CEG) has been delivering the highest quality academic, crea...

Agents: How to use the Schools & Agents Platform

Our platform, as many of you know, helps with education marketing for schools, agents and service providers. This much is clear! However, throughout this year, we will be giving you more information on how you can use the services we offer. For today, we’re starting with education agents. Agents can subscribe for free: this does not mean that we accept everyone who subscribes. We make s...

New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology receives the first of 8 intakes for 2019

Monday, 14 th January was a brand new start for the new students starting their studies in Australia at New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology. New Horizons Australia welcomed groups of new students on each of the three campuses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. The students will be commencing their studies towards the BSB51415 – Diploma of Project Management and ICT50115 &n...

Interviewing Marlborough College

In today's interview we are going to speak to Sam Ponsford from Marlborough College School of English and Culture - a school with a really great concept which provides life-changing learning experiences from its home in Wiltshire during the summer, and also on overseas trips though the rest of the year. It has a focus on the benefits for confidence, self-awareness and understanding that...

Student Heads to Campus Perth

Manea College graduate Nina Raper is part of the first intake of students at Campus Perth, a new offering for students requiring accommodation while studying in Perth, which has opened its doors on January 7th. Campus Perth is the first off: - campus hub to open in the metro area, located on Stirling Street in the heart of Northbridge. - The hub is designed to be an affordable ...

UK ELT has a voice in the government’s international education strategy

The Government’s forthcoming international education strategy has been created with input from English UK. The “ambitious” strategy, currently undergoing pre-launch finalisation, is the result of an 18-month consultation undertaken with a small education sector advisory group. Meetings have been held without publicity, with the first official acknowledgement that a strategy is...

Malaga Education Week

Spain’s leading multi-faceted event for the Spanish teaching sector – has now reached the half way stage of the 2019 event, its 2 nd edition. MEW is an initiative of NACEM (the Association of Schools of Spanish in Malaga) and has attracted public and private funding, bringing together all the stakeholders involved in the teaching of Spanish in Malaga and the promotion of Malaga as...

Global Partnership between LanguageCert and IH

We are delighted to announce a new global partnership between International House World Organisation and Language Cert. This Memorandum of Understanding will give International House schools the opportunity to offer their students a range of innovative and flexible exams. The Academic Managers and Trainers (AMT) Conference 2019 was the perfect setting for our COO Lucy Horsefield and Henry Tolle...

IH AMT Conference 2019

The 2019 Academic Management and Trainers Conference took place in Greenwich, London, from Thursday 10 th to Saturday 12 th January, where topics like change management, keeping learners’ attention, and professional development evaluation were discussed. The conference opened on Thursday morning with a workshop from Loraine Kennedy on how to have difficult conversations in...

From the Czech Republic to Melbourne – Meet Henry, NH Australia’s newest member!

As the saying goes, ‘New Year, New beginnings’! We’re kicking off this year with an interview by Schools & Agents with Henry Dolezal, who has recently joined the New Horizons International team in Melbourne. Henry was born in the Czech Republic and has loved traveling ever since he was a child, which is why a career in international education makes perfect sense for...

Study Abroad Europe Launching “White Label” Agency Integration

Study Abroad Europe has officially opened their school platform allowing agency partner integration. Now agencies can have access to all schools and programs. The partner website visitors can apply to more than 60 programs with a single click. Study Abroad Europe offers cultural immersion throughout Europe with several fields of study including Hospitality Management, Art, History, Business, Fa...

Interview with Accent Language School in Guernsey

In today's interview we are speaking to Anna Lisa Detassis, Director at Accent Language School in Guernsey, UK who has recently joined the Schools & Agents network as a Platinum member. In this article we would like you to get to know this schools better! S&A: If you had to describe your school in 3 words, what would they be and why? Professional, excellence, fun Anna : Pr...

Social Media Trends for Schools

In general, most schools tend to have a presence on 4 social media platforms, however, the issue seems to be that the majority of these schools find being on multiple platforms quite overwhelming especially since it is hardly effective to cross post from one platform to another. What works on Facebook, does not necessarily work on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter (among others). Another challeng...

Málaga Education Week 2019

This year, the organisation of the Malaga Education Week (MEW) will focus on the language tourism industry and studying abroad, with Andalucía as destination. The principal goal of this congress in Málaga is uniting teachers, academics, representatives of regional and local institutions, international educators and educational consultants, so they can connect with professsionals of t...

IALC launches new Approved Agency scheme for study abroad agencies

The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) is delighted to announce the launch of its IALC Approved Agency scheme for 2019, an exciting new agency initiative that will serve as a badge of recognition for study abroad agencies around the world that work actively with IALC schools. Since 1983, IALC has been a trusted reference point in the language travel sector. IALC is an ST Stu...

Merry Christmas from Us!

Here's a short Christmas message from us :) ...

Agent diversity the highlight of ICEF Miami

ICEF Miami, held from December 10 to 12, 2018, connected professionals from education institutions across the Americas with carefully screened, high-quality student recruitment agents and industry service providers from around the world. This year, 1 022 participants from 73 countries across six continents attended the event and conducted an impressive 9 674 pre-scheduled meetings. ...

Happy Christmas from the IH Network

International House World Organisation would like to wish everyone all the very best for this festive season :) ...

FELTOM brings BELTA to Malta for Fam Trip

FELTOM organised a Brazil Fam Trip for agents in November/December 2018. This was organised in collaboration with the Brazilian association for agents, BELTA and the intention of this fam trip was to showcase Malta and the FELTOM schools. James Perry, CEO of FELTOM told us that this event was a huge success and agents were totally impressed. "From the Response of the Agents I felt that th...

QE and QED News

2018 has been a fantastic year for QE and QED, culminating in their 15 year anniversary celebrations in Barcelona last November. Here are some of the highlights from Quality English's 2018! 100th Mission & Gala Dinner in Barcelona "We were thrilled to host our 100th mission in Barcelona last month and celebrated the event and our 15th Anniversary with 92 guests from 22 cou...

2018 MARKS A YEAR OF TREMENDOUS CHANGE FOR THE EFL INDUSTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

EduSA has reached a number of milestones in 2018 and we are excited to announce the new EXCO members for 2019, as well as our first full-time CEO. Looking back at the challenges that the South African EFL Industry has faced over the past 2 decades, we can confirm that our schools are finally accredited with the relevant government departments. The Department of Higher Education and Training ...

guard.me’s Nicoletta Pinto a Winner at WIE Awards in Berlin

guard.me International Insurance is pleased to announce that Nicoletta Pinto, EU Account Manager, has won the prestigious Rising Star of the Year Award for 2018 at the Lead 50/50 Women in International Education (WIE) Awards held on November 3 rd , 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The event, now in its second year, brings together education professionals from across the world to ...

Technology Students gain first-hand Website user testing experience

This week students studying the ICT50115 – Diploma of Information Technology at New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology gained first-hand experience in a real web design user testing project. Working with guest Web and UX designer Scott Heappey, the students participated in a three-stage user testing session. User testing ...

Intrinsiq announces a special offer of its Flexible, Manageable and Simple Software Solution

Intrinsiq is proud to launch a special offer to Education Providers who are looking to upgrade to a software solution that is flexible, manageable and simple to use. This offer consists of the following: - The Intrinsiq software FREE of charge for up to 10 months, for those schools who still have an ongoing contract with another software provider - Secure hosting of your system in the clo...

More detailed English UK quarterly data accompanied by small drop in student weeks

Data on UK ELT’s busiest quarter published by English UK today reveal a small drop in student weeks and greater insight into market behaviour. Members of QUIC, English UK’s quarterly reporting scheme, have provided more detailed data in 2018, making the quarter 3 (Q3) peak season statistics particularly informative. The summary report, available to all English UK members, also sh...

Record-breaking Month for Schools & Agents

We started the year with around 21,000 website visitors and just under 10,000 social media followers. 11 months down the line and we're still breaking records and hitting milestones. We are proud to announce that in November we have registered over 42,000 website visitors and over 17,000 social media followers, taking Schools & Agents to its best month ever since the co...

Fly to Discover Turkey - Special Offers now available!

Turkish Airlines have launched the special offers here on flights that will be booked between the 28th November and 7th December 2018 for travel periods between the 7th January and 31st March 2019. This offer is a special offer for flights departing from Malta to Istanbul Ataturk Airport and they start from just 139 Euro! For more information go to www.thy.com , call Turkish Airlines at ...

The Importance of Student Testimonials – An Agent’s Perspective

In this day and age selling has become quite an aggressive business – be it the selling of tangible products as well as the selling of services. Education, is by no means an exception to this rule. Nowadays we are living in a world which uses every possible medium to spread the world about whatever it is that Company X or Business Y has to offer. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that when ...

2019 Intake dates to study Information Technology in Australia now open

New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology has eight intakes for students wanting to study Information Technology or Project Management in 2019. The first cohort commences 14 January, and applications are still open. New Horizons is Australia’s leading technology education provider, delivering professional development, technology and project management training to Austral...

PRODIREKT to promote Masters and MBA student recruitment fairs

A US based education group and academic consultancy PRODIREKT , which also owns the Verbalists Language Network , has partnered with the leading education event organizer Advent Group to promote their Access MBA and Access Masters tours. Access MBA and Access Masters tours represent a series of events that take place in over 55 cities around the world. The tours ...

IALC schools celebrated at Turkey Roadshow and UED Awards

The IALC 2018 Turkey Roadshow brought representatives of 16 IALC schools to meet agencies in Istanbul 9-11 November 2018 and enjoy the 6th annual UED Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner. The Roadshow consisted of one-to-one meetings with representatives of high-quality language schools in ten countries and five languages and in total over 30 Turkish agents attended the Roadshow....

Prodirekt at the world’s biggest education event focusing on higher education

In this article we're going to take a look at the experience that Prodirekt had at the ICEF Berlin Workshop earlier on this month. Here's what they had to say... "Once again, ICEF was very successful in bringing international educators, service providers, work & travel professionals, and the world’s best agents under the same roof, helping them to create strategic partnerships. In f...

Getting Students Excited About Mental Wellness at the International College of Manitoba

guard.me International Insurance and the keep.meSAFE Student Support Program are very pleased to celebrate their collaborative partnership with the International College of Manitoba (ICM)’s 2018 Wellness Expo. The first annual expo, held on September 22nd, challenged students to create a business plan outlining a mental health initiative designed to engage students in...

International House Celebrates 65 years!

On the 16th November, International House World Organisation celebrated its 65th anniversary! To mark this occasion, they prepared a special video which will take you on an amazing journey starting from the very beginning with John and Brita Haycraft, the organisation's founders. From humble beginnings in a small house in Cordoba, to a global presence in more than 50 countries around the w...

Ski and Network with Education providers and Agents

Our third Ski and Network, organised with fRilingue, is coming up very soon from the 9th - 14th March, 2019 . Ski & Network is a great concept for those individuals coming from the Education Travel Industry who are interested in meeting other professionals in an informal setting, far away from the hustle and bustle of office life. It is the perfect opportunity for those people in in...

FELTOM Schools win important titles at the ESL Annual Award Ceremony

FELTOM is proud to announce that last night, ESL - Language studies abroad hosted their Annual Award Ceremony, where two FELTOM Member Schools, BELS English Language Schools and EC Malta, were victorious. These were BELS, who took home the title of "Teaching Programme of the Year" and EC who won the "School Group of the Year" award! The award ceremony took place at t...

ICEF holds another record-breaking event in Berlin

ICEF Berlin 2018, held between 4th and 6th November, was the most successful ICEF event in the company’s history. Record numbers of participants and more one-to-one meetings than any previous event emphasised ICEF Berlin’s status as the highlight of the global education calendar. A total of 2 842 participants from 1 789 organisations, representing 111 countries acros...

Interviewing ECCE - European Centre for Career Education

In today's interview we are going to find out more about the European Centre for Career Education, which is situation in Prague, Czech Republic. ECCE – if you had to describe your school in 3 words, what would they be, and why? Experience, Inspiration, Innovation. Experience - We equip our students with the direct and practical experience from our lecturers' oc...

LanguageCert supporting English UK Events

Exam provider LanguageCert has signed a wide-ranging sponsorship deal with English UK. It covers sponsorship of English UK’s Annual conference and part sponsorship of the Academic and Marketing Conferences. The company was also a sponsor at StudyWorld 2018 and the Madrid event. Sarah Cooper, chief executive of English UK, said she was delighted with the deal. “Sp...

New Horizons and Navitas English launch direct Entry Pathway in Australia

New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology and Navitas English have launched an ELICOS to VET-Tech packaging partnership. Navitas English provide English language courses to over 9,000 students from more than 100 countries each year. Navitas English operate 6 schools in Australia with campuses in Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin, Manly and Perth. New Horizons is one of the w...

What does the ideal Student Accommodation in Australia look like?

Campus Perth, a new design-driven co-living student hub in Perth, Australia set to launch early 2019, may just hold the answer to that. Fully-equipped with all the technological knick-knacks and designed by award-winning design studio Woods Bagot, the 11-floor student housing located on 80 Stirling Street looks like it has it all. Here, students will share apartments between one- to s...

English UK’s ambitious data project revealed at ICEF Berlin

Details of English UK’s pilot programme to create what would be the world’s leading ELT data reporting scheme have been announced. Maria Cervenanova of English UK’s insight partner StudentMarketing outlined the aims and methods of the pilot programme in a seminar at ICEF Berlin 2018. The initial pilot is complete and being considered by senior staff and trustees at English ...

Meeting Chris Woodcock from Project International UK

In this interview we are going to find out more about one of our newest Platinum Members - Project International, which is based in the UK. Project International – if you had to describe your company in 3 words, what would they be, and why? Approachable, dedicated and compassionate. Everyone at our company, from the office staff to the Summer School staff, work incredibly hard to give ...

"ICEF Berlin 2018 has been one of the best events ever!"

Most delegates have made it safely home, others are still travelling or attending / organising fam trips, however, even though more than 24 hours have passed since the end of this year's ICEF Berlin, social media is still flooded with posts of attendees...and they all say the same thing: that "ICEF Berlin 2018 has been one of the best events ever!" And we totally agree! It has been great seeing...

ICEF Berlin Party

We are just beginning to wake up from the ICEF Berlin dinner and party that took place last night at the Intercontinental Berlin. As is tradition, following a long day of meetings between schools, agents and industry service providers, everyone gets to wind down over great food, great friends and a great atmosphere, which has now become synonymous with the ICEF Berlin Monday evening party. What...

ICEF Berlin Meetings Day 1

Monday at ICEF Berlin is a long one for all delegates. However, apart from being long, it is also very productive. Schools, consultants and service providers get the opportunity to meet lots of new, potential business partners and also catch up with ones they already work with. Meetings started from as early as 8:00 am, over breakfast and will continue until 19:00. After that more networking will ...

The ICEF Berlin 2018 Workshop starts here

Another year, another ICEF Berlin. Feels like it was only yesterday that the corridors of the Intercontinental Berlin were bustling with activity as schools and agents mazed through from one meeting to the other. Yet, another year has passed, and we are here once again, and super excited about it! The first day of the ICEF Berlin workshop started off with the ALTO meeting in the morning and the...

ICEF agent training marks rapid growth with two major milestones

ICEF celebrated two significant milestones today, announcing the 700th agent to graduate from its Canada Course for Education Agents (CCEA), and the fact that over 30 000 participants around the world are now registered for ICEF agent training courses. The 700th Canada Course graduate is Ms. Hyeyung Park. ICEF’s CCEA gives agents and other professionals a firm foundation in the benef...

ECELE 2018 will be held in Salamanca

FEDELE, the Spanish Federation of Spanish Schools, in collaboration with Turespaña, Salamanca City of Spanish and Junta de Castilla y León celebrates the IX Congress of Spanish Language Educational Centres (ECELE) which will take place in the city of Salamanca from the 25th until the 27th of November 2018. The principal objective of this congress is to show the academic offer of Spa...

English UK’s Three Peaks Challenge: mission completed!

We did it! All 13 members of the English UK team completed our second Three Peaks Challenge, starting and finishing in the dark, with a 25-mile walk and Yorkshire’s three highest mountains ticked off in the intervening 11 hours and 50 minutes. So far, we’ve raised around £10,000 of our £15,000 target for the Eddie Byers Fund, enabling us to support many more people to...

Growth at ICEF Beijing underlines vital importance of the region

Robust growth in the numbers of educators, agents, and service providers attending the ICEF Beijing Workshop 2018 has underlined how important this region is to the global education industry. Participant numbers rose by 13% to 446, and the number of one-to-one meetings between those attending went up by 19% to reach 3 899. The number of educators taking part increased by 11% to 161 in tota...

NH Australia signs new partnership agreement with CQUniversity

New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology is pleased to announce the signing of an articulation agreement with CQUniversity. New Horizons offers a high-quality Diploma of Project Management, as well as a Diploma and Advanced Diploma of Information Technology. Our Project Management qualification includes the highly sought after and globally recognized vendor certifications PRINCE...

What makes this Diploma of Information Technology different?

If your students want to become website and app developers that can work anywhere around the world, they’ll want to get the best possible training. Training that employers recognise, trust and value. There is no other qualifications quite like the ICT50115 - Diploma of Information Technology from New Horizons. Not only will they learn to develop websites and mobile applications us...

An Advanced Diploma of Information Technology with an advantage

If you’re serious about a career in IT, you need to know how to plan and manage complex information management projects. You also need both the Qualification and Certifications employers recognise and trust behind you. New Horizons Australia’s ICT60115 - Advanced Diploma of Information Technology is unique. It includes three of Microsoft's most popular globally re...

Third and Final Day at the 7th ELT Malta Conference

Following yesterday’s emotional award ceremony at the 7 th ELT Malta Conference, a very big well done goes to Mary Abela from Alpha school of English for being nominated and winning the 5 th Inspiring ELT Professional Award. The Conference started on 11 th October and came to an end on 13 th October. Over 250 academic and non-academic school representatives, involved in the ELT in...

2nd day at the ELT Conference

The 2 nd day of the ELT Malta Conference started with sessions for school owners, directors, heads of schools and non-academic managers. The focus this morning was business and management, and it started off with the MTA Deputy CEO Mr Carlo Micallef addressing these ELT industry stakeholders. Following this were two sessions: Session 1: Attraction and Retention Strategies delivered by Carolin...

Pre-Conference Event at the 7th ELT Malta Conference

The 7th ELT Malta Conference kicked off this morning with a Pre-Conference event that consisted of 5 talks given by 4 different international speakers and researchers on the theme of "Multiple Perspectives in ELT". Dr. Daniel Xerri, Chairperson of the ELT Council welcomed particpants first thing in the morning, and soon after Ms. Gaby Calleja, from the Human Rights and Integration Directo...

Eddie Byers Fund 2018 awards announced: helping children overseas and adults in the UK

Schoolchildren in Palestine and Tanzania and asylum-seekers in the UK will learn English because of the Eddie Byers Fund during the next year. The Fund exists to transform lives through learning English, and was set up in 2016 in memory of Eddie Byers, the late chief executive of English UK. It is the second year that the Fund has made awards, so English UK staff and friends are attempting...

guard.me International Insurance recognized as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies

guard.me International Insurance has been recognized by Canadian Business as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies on its recently published Growth 500 Ranking. “We are tremendously proud to be on the list,” said Keith Segal, President and Founder of guard.me . “For us, it isn’t simply about business growth. For us, this means that ...

New Horizons University Pathway Guide

New Horizons Australia has just launched its University Pathway Guide and is pleased to inform our readers that it offers 3 high quality Diploma and Advance Diploma level qualifications. If you have students wanting to gain a qualification in information technology or project management then this is one of the best programmes available. What makes New Horizons’ programme different is that...

guard.me announces innovative claims reimbursement solution for students, schools, and practitioners

guard.me International Insurance is proud to continue delivering on its mandate to provide innovative tools in international student health insurance with the launch of its new virtual reloadable Prepaid Debit Card for faster claim payments. “We strive to be forward-thinking solutions providers,” said Maryann Brown, Chief Operating Officer at guard.me . “Every d...

Gain a Project Management Qualification with PRINCE2 included

Project managers are known to be the people who get things done. The project manager's job is to plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the projects they are working on, whether that be the build of a new website, a new product initiative or the implementation of a new IT system. Project managers might work by themselves or be in charge of a team. Either way, their job is one of l...

Of Destination Meetings, Volcanoes and Botanical Gardens - This is FEDELE 2018

The first day of walking meetings at the FEDELE Vamos Event in Tenerife this year kicked off with Destination Meetings. 'Destination Meetings' are when the Spanish Schools group up according to the region where they come from and together they prepare a presentation for the agents to see when they come to their tables. This presentation is not intended to focus on the individual schools but rather...

VAMOS! ESPAÑOL EN ESPAÑA FEDELE WORKSHOP Day 1

VAMOS! ESPAÑOL EN ESPAÑA FEDELE WORKSHOP is the new event organized by FEDELE to enhance business between Spanish schools and international language travel agencies and promote Spain as destination to learn Spanish. This year the destination being promoted is Tenerife. The event started yesterday, 30th September and will end on 2nd of October. The days after &iexc...

Puerto de la Cruz is promoting its image as an Educational, Language and Cultural Destination

On 30th September, 1st and 2nd October FEDELE will be hosting the ¡VAMOS! Español en España FEDELE Workshop in Puerto de la Cruz. This international event has enjoyed the sponsorship and collaboration of Tenerife’s local government, the Cabildo Insular, and Puerto de la Cruz City Council. ¡VAMOS! Español en España FEDELE Workshop is a profession...

ICEF Latin America celebrates its tenth anniversary in São Paulo

The ICEF Latin America Workshop 2018, held between September 20 and 22 at the Grand Hyatt in São Paulo, Brazil, recorded double-digit growth across the board in its tenth anniversary year. Participant numbers at this year’s workshop increased by 11% to 386, while the number of organisations attending ICEF Latin America went up by 14% to a total of 267 schools, service provide...

MoU will see NEAS and English Australia collaborate more closely

The English Australia 2018 conference finished yesterdaywith NEAS and English Australia signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and agreeing to work together more closely. The organisations committed to consulting more regularly on matters of mutual concern, sharing information and publicly promoting each other. Cynthia Kralik, Chair of English Australia stated: ‘This is a significant...

Londist DMC launches its new Eco-friendly Pedicab in London

Did you know that an electric pedicab, whether a three-wheeled taxi or cargo bike, can transport as much as car but while only using a fraction of its energy? This is why taxi tricycles and other electrically-assisted commercial pedicabs are an essential component of the mobility of tomorrow, whether for transporting passengers or delivering products. Since 3 weeks Londonist DMC is tra...

Londist DMC launches its new Eco-friendly Pedicab in London

Did you know that an electric pedicab, whether a three-wheeled taxi or cargo bike, can transport as much as car but while only using a fraction of its energy? This is why taxi tricycles and other electrically-assisted commercial pedicabs are an essential component of the mobility of tomorrow, whether for transporting passengers or delivering products. Since 3 weeks Londonist DMC is tra...

ICEF Higher Education 2018 in Geneva highlights the growing influence of new study destinations

ICEF, the world leader in connecting international education professionals, recently held a successful and distinctly international event in Geneva targeted at higher education institutions. The ICEF Higher Education Workshop, from September 8 to 10, 2018, connected professionals from higher education institutions around the world with carefully-screened, high-quality student recruitment agents...

IALC and LanguageCert Announce Corporate Partnership

IALC is delighted to announce our newest IALC Corporate Partner LanguageCert, the Awarding Organisation dedicated to language skills assessment and certification. LanguageCert is a member of PeopleCert, a global leader in the certification industry that has been delivering millions of exams in over 200 countries. LanguageCert develops its own language qualifications and partners with renowned o...

'What Intrinsiq do is Magic!' - Explore English, Melbourne

In our articles and interviews we often bring to you the people behind the scenes, the ones making IT happen. However, this time, together with our friends from Intrinsiq, we are going to turn the mic over to those using the service. In fact, in this short video clip we are going to see Mark Milford from Intrinsiq in Australia talking with Luciana and Susan from Explore English, an ELICOS...

StudyWorld’s flexible format helps build new partnerships between agents and educators

StudyWorld’s new flexible meeting options are changing the way agents and educators behave. The increasing popularity of table-free meetings is having unexpected and positive effects, maximising meeting and networking opportunities. “There’s a lot more opportunity to bump into people. Agents I already know are bringing agents I don’t know to introduce them,&rdqu...

Fly to new adventures with Turkish Airlines!

Accompanied by Turkish Airlines comfort and refreshments, the Sales Festival begins now on round trip Economy Class flights departing from Malta with the best prices! Your passion for discovery will lead you to new destinations, thousands of kilometers away, and brand new experiences. Campaign details Ticketing period 05 September 2018 - 26 September 2018 Tr...

Final Day at StudyWorld

After a day full of meetings and seminars, everyone is now ready for the final day at StudyWorld London. Yesterday's programme was packed with meetings and informative seminars, namely, the Keynote Address given by Lindsey Hilsum. This was entitled A Time of Danger and focused on the current unique importance of international education and its role in bridging cultural and p...

StudyWorld London Continues

8:45am at the QEII Centre and meetings started. Schools, agents and service providers are discussing future possibilities of working together. Seminars will also be going on during the day so everyone will have a busy and productive schedule. We will be posting live videos and photos throughout the day to keep everyone updated on what's going on here in London. Follow us on the following channe...

StudyWorld London 2018 starts here!

The first day of StudyWorld London has kicked off with a jampacked afternoon session full of exciting seminars about various topics that were interesting for educators and agents alike. Like last year, this year's event is being held at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminister, right in the heart of the English capital. Once the seminars for the day were over, we had a lovely welcome recep...

StudyWorld educators embrace table-free meetings

StudyWorld’s innovatory attendance options have proved hugely popular with educators and service providers this year. Almost half of the UK educators attending this year have opted for a table-free package, either with or without a meeting schedule, and numbers choosing to raise their profile with an exhibition stand are also rising. Service providers are also experimenting with different...

We will be at these events...

We are pleased to announce that over the coming weeks and months, the Schools & Agents team will be present at the following industry and events: - StudyWorld, London [3rd - 5th September] - Vamos! FEDELE, Tenerife [30th September - 2nd October] - 7th ELT Malta Conference, Malta [11th - 12th October] - Social Media Working Week, Berlin [29th October - 3rd November] - ICEF Berlin...

Registration as Private Colleges for EduSA Member Schools

In what has turned out to be a landmark moment in the EFL industry in South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) of the Republic of South Africa, has finally granted Education South Africa (EduSA) and its member schools recognition and formal accreditation as Private Colleges. This process has literally taken over two decades to complete, but now that it is done, an im...

IHWO Thrilled to Welcome a New Affiliate: French in Normandy - IH Rouen

International House World Organisation is thrilled to announce the affiliation of French in Normandy to the IH school network. This prestigious, award winning French language school is becoming an affiliated member of IHWO and will continue operating with its original name, French in Normandy, and add on IH Rouen. This is an exciting expansion of International House in France. Wit...

ICC Hawaii becomes latest QE school

Intercultural Communications College (ICC Hawaii) has become the latest school to be accepted into Quality English (QE). ICC Hawaii has been operating since 1990 and offers a range of English language courses for adults and young learners, as well as teacher training courses and foreign language programmes. Jonathan Swindell, Chief Executive of QE said: “I was first introduced to ICC H...

New Horizons Australia News Update

ELICOS to VET-Tech packaging partnership with Kaplan International English We're excited to announce that New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology and Kaplan International English have now launched an ELICOS to VET-Tech packaging partnership . Kaplan International English students may pathway from any Kaplan International English school to New Horizons under the pathway agreement. ...

IH Saudi Arabia and IH Galway Sign Collaboration Agreement

IHWO are pleased to announce that Dr. Saleh Mushabab Al Qahtani, Director of IH Saudi Arabia and Mary Grennan, Director of IH Galway have recently signed a collaboration agreement. A new initiative is underway to establish cooperation between the two centres to deliver CELTA and Delta training courses in Saudi Arabia. It's wonderful to see IH schools working together and sha...

Leading UK businessman and international student champion to welcome delegates to StudyWorld 2018

StudyWorld is delighted to announce that Lord Karan Bilimoria will be speaking at our welcome reception again this year. Lord Bilimoria is the founder and chairman of Cobra Beer and President of the UK Council for International Student Affairs . He says the UK needs events like StudyWorld and was very popular when he spoke last year. He also delighted delegates by touring StudyWorld dur...

Londonist DMC - shortlisted in the Star Service Provider category at the ST Star Awards 2018

Londonist DMC is extremely proud and excited to announce that they have been shortlisted at the Study Travel Star Awards 2018 in the ST Star Service Provider category! This nomination is a reward to the dedication and efforts that all the Londonist team has made to accomplish each project and task during the last 5 years, considering every student special and delivering the best customer servic...

guard.me recognized for visionary leadership in International Student Travel Insurance

guard.me International Insurance, a leading-edge industry innovator in the world of international student insurance, is proud to announce that they have once again been shortlisted for the prestigious StudyTravel Magazine Star Awards, this time in the newly introduced ST Leading Star Category. “We are delighted and grateful to be nominated for the ST Leading Star Award” said Ke...

Interview with Victoria Sanahuja, President of FEDELE Comunidad Valenciana

In this interview conducted by FEDELE, we are going to meet Victoria Sanahuja, President of FEDELE Comunidad Valenciana and the director of Hispania, escuela de español , who are also our clients. What function has the Comunidad Valenciana had up till now in the sector of Spanish as a Foreign Language in Spain? The Comunidad Valenciana doesn’t have such a strong traditio...

English UK welcomes Parliamentary Committee Report on Migration

The Home Affairs committee has said it is a "regrettable missed opportunity" that the Government has not attempted to build consensus on migration and engage in open debate and consultation on policy issues in the two years since the Referendum. In its interim report of its Post Brexit migration policy enquiry the committee criticises the Government's failure, adding that continued delays to th...

26th Encuentro Práctico ELE in Barcelona

The pre-programme for one of the most important events for teacher training in Spanish as a Foreign Language – the Practical Conference on Spanish as a Foreign Language, organised by the publishers Difusión and International House , Barcelona, has already been announced. This year it will take place on the 21 st and 22 nd Decem...

The FELTOM Trip continues in Japan and Korea...

This week, FELTOM CEO, Mr James Perry, visited Osaka, Japan with the Maltese Delegation. Osaka, also known as the “nation’s kitchen”, is a cosmopolitan city, 503kms away from Tokyo. It is best known for its dynamic food and drinking culture, and famously outgoing people. Although a venue has not been decided upon yet, one of the candidates, Osaka Prefectural Government, repres...

NH Australia welcomes Elisangela Da Silva

NH Australia is pleased to welcome on board Elisangela Da Silva (Eli) to New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology as our Head of International Student Recruitment. Eli, originally from Brazil, has been in Australia since 1999 and has over 12 years' experience in the International Education industry. Eli speaks 3 languages, namely Portuguese, Spanish and English, and she has a b...

Interviewing Sylvana from Inlingua La Rochelle

In this interview today we are going to meet Sylvana Labeyrie who is in charge of Marketing at Inlingua La Rochelle in France. We had the pleasure of meeting Sylvana in person at our Ski & Network event earlier on this year in Liddes, Switzerland and we have to say that not only is she an avid harp player, but also super fun to be around!! In this interview we will speak to her about her schoo...

FELTOM promoting Malta as an ELT Destination in Japan

This week, FELTOM CEO, Mr James Perry, attended the Japan-Malta Business Forum with the Maltese Delegation in Toyko, Japan. The introduction was by Malta’s Prime Minister, Dr Joseph Muscat, which was followed by a speech from Mr Hiroyuki Ishige, JETRO Chairman and CEO, and finally a presentation by Mr Kenneth Farrugia, Finance Malta Chairperson. All three speakers mentioned Malta as a tou...

StudyTravel Star Awards 2018 nominees revealed

StudyTravels’ News Editor Matthew Knott published today his news story announcing the shortlist for the StudyTravel Star Awards 2018, which celebrate the international education businesses that have most impressed their industry peers, with awards for agents, language schools, high schools, vocational colleges, associations and service providers. Now in their 13th edition, the Study...

Join us for our Social Media Working Week in Berlin, Germany

The Network Plus is proud to present its next event. This time networking will take us to the vibrant city of Berlin for our Social Media Working Week. This even will be during the last week of October, specifically between the 29th October and 3rd November 2018. The Social Media Working Week will take the form of a co-working week which will bring together various industry players ...

Last Few Places for Agents at the FEDELE workshop in Tenerife

There are now only a few places left for agents who wish to join us at the Vamos! FEDELE workshop which will take place from the 30th of September to 2nd of October in the city of Tenerife. Agents who wish to take advantage of this opportunity and meet high quality Spanish schools in one of the most beautiful places in the world should hurry up and register for the event before it gets f...

Londonist DMC Sponsor of BETA UK Parliamentary Reception

On Thursday the 29th of June, Londonist DMC attended the Parliamentary Reception organised every year by BETA UK in the majestic House of Lord as one of the main sponsors of the event. The British Educational Travel Association (BETA) was established in 2003 as a not for profit membership association and now represents some of the biggest and best-known businesses in the youth, ...

Students and Passengers With Disability Fly Advantageously with Turkish Airlines!

Turkish Airlines provides exclusive discounts for students and passengers with disability to let them fly with advantageous prices and to wherever they desire to go easily. The discounts are available only on our mobile application among our online channels for the present, and our passengers wishing to benefit from these discounts are only required to sign up to Miles&Smiles and enter their s...

Global Leadership League will co-host the ‘Women in International Education Awards 2018’ with Lead5050

The WIE awards was established by Lead5050 in 2017 to celebrate the achievements of women in the international education sector. With a diverse range of award categories including, ‘Inspirational Woman of the Year’ and new category for 2018 ‘Unsung Hero’ there are opportunities for ambitious leaders to be recognised. Lead5050 Co-Founder Maria Castro said “we’...

English UK cautiously optimistic about Brexit white paper

English UK has cautiously welcomed the government’s White Paper on Brexit, released this week, but says there is further to go. The paper’s sections on travel and free movement suggest reciprocal arrangements for UK and EU citizens to travel without visas for tourism and temporary business activity. It proposes a UK-EU youth mobility scheme to ensure young people can continue to enj...

It's been 3 years....

Today marks the 3rd anniversary from when Lynne and I took over Schools & Agents. Going through photos and videos of the past three years we realise how truly blessed we are to have a job we absolutely love. We not only get to see the world, but we also get to meet people from all around the globe, people with different beliefs, different traditions, different backgr...

2nd Call for Abstracts for the International Conference on Bilingualism 2019

The Department of English within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Malta is pleased to announce that it has issued a 2nd call for abstracts for the '2nd International Conference on Bilingualism' which will be held at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus between the 25th and 27th March, 2019. This 2nd call for abstacts will close on the 31st October, 2018 . Participants can ch...

Vamos - FEDELE Workshop in Spain

VAMOS! ESPAÑOL EN ESPAÑA FEDELE WORKSHOP is the new event organized by FEDELE to enhance business between Spanish schools and international language travel agencies and promote Spain as destination to learn Spanish. The event will take place from the 30th of September to 2nd of octobrer in the city of Tenerife. The days after ¡VAMOS! ESPAÑOL EN E...

Agent Information Sessions at NH Australia

At NH Australia we had the pleasure of spending time with many agents over the past few weeks at our Agent Information Sessions. During the Agent Information Sessions the discussions centred around the Australian Government’s Ministerial Direction 69, and how to ensure quality student visa outcomes. As a result, we have developed a guide to assist their students when developing thei...

Why guard.me is Committed to Giving Back

guard.me is well-known in the Education Travel industry not only for being the best insurance provider around, but also for playing a big role in giving something back to society. In this article we are going to take a look at what Keith Segal President and Founder of our trusted partners for International Insurance guard.me has to say about why his company has chosen to taken o...

Putting the “International” in International Student Health Insurance

International student health insurance is unique from other types of insurance plans. Compared to domestic students, the international student group is diverse and have their own needs in terms of policies, coverage, and support. That’s why, when you’re choosing an international student insurance provider, it’s important to remember that nothing replaces real world experience....

Why Do We Need Overseas Student Insurance for Our International Students? Doesn’t Their Domestic Plan Do Just Fine?

One of the most common questions you’ll hear from international students is why they need to purchase additional health insurance when they arrive at your school. Many students will already have their own domestic insurance, either private or public, and will believe they are covered when traveling overseas. As the school, it’s your job to make sure they understand the differences b...

ICEF Southeast Asia Workshop sees a significant increase in first-time participants

This year’s ICEF Southeast Asia Workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, between June 13th and 15th, and saw a high percentage of first-time participants. Among those attending, 33% of agents and 16% of educators had never previously been to an ICEF workshop. In total, the workshop welcomed 319 participants from 231 organisations. This year’s event also saw a significant rise...

IH Newcastle goes Green!

Patricia Mullen, Executive/Marketing Director of IH Newcastle tells us about the school's recent initiative! We have been offering free coffee and tea (all fairtrade) to our clients for the past few years. However, we always had to use paper or plastic cups which had to be binned – big recycling problem! We have eventually found a solution in our new personalised, bran...

Le Cordon Bleu announces winner for the UK’s greatest culinary scholarship

Lois Farmer from Leytonstone, East London claims the winner’s title of the 2018 Julia Child Scholarship by Le Cordon Bleu after the finals on 6 th June. Lois’ positive attitude towards cooking is what captivated the judges. She currently works as a police detective and has worked in a variety of careers including a coastguard, nonetheless, her long-term goal has always been to ope...

Interviewing Rebecca Bonnici - New FELTOM Chairperson

In today's interview we shall be speaking with Rebecca Bonnici in relation to her new role as Chairperson of FELTOM. You have recently been appointed chairperson of FELTOM. What does this new role entail? The role is one that involves leading our team of board members in discussions when we meet once a month for our board meetings. In the interim I act as a sounding board for our CEO and thr...

Interviewing Campus Perth, Australia

In today's interview we shall be speaking with Jasmine Kemp from Campus Perth in Australia. We will look at their Unique Selling Points and also at what they have in store for us between now and their opening date in 2019. S&A: Campus Perth is set to open in 2019. Where did the idea for this student accommodation come from and what can our agents expect their students to see on Campus Perth...

Time to discover fascinating cities with Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines is proud to announce new special offers on destinations departing from Malta! You will not be able to say no to the opportunity to discover the most beautiful cities of the World like Istanbul, Bangkok and Miami with advantageous prices. You can purchase your Economy Class ticket until June 17 in order to embark on a new adventure and experience different cultures by going beyo...

Meeting Thomas Roth from Bildungsurlaub Approval

In today's interview we shall be talking to Thomas Roth from Bildungsurlaub Approval. How long have you been in the education travel industry and how did you first start? I started my first language travel agency in 2001, inspired from my own language travels and the difficulties in finding language schools approved for Bildungsurlaub I came up with the idea to have an online agency wit...

English UK’s first free annual conference popular with members

Around 230 delegates attended English UK’s annual conference in London, double the number in 2017. With one free place for every centre, a one-day format and an interactive session in the afternoon, the conference was organised to encourage as many English UK members as possible to attend. The mood was also lifted by the annual student statistics, which showed the first improvement in tra...

Design-led Co-living Student Hub set to open in Perth

Campus Perth – a design-led, co-living student hub – is set to be home to more than 700 domestic and international university students from early 2019. A collaboration between GCP Hospitality – renowned, global hospitality and hotel accommodation operator – and award-winning design studio, Woods Bagot, Campus Perth provides international and domestic students with an inn...

NH Australia’s developments in 2018

New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology is part of the world’s largest and most awarded technology education training organisation. In February this year we opened our doors to our first cohort of international students who are now well into their studies and settling into life in Australia. This interview with Muheeb Hoque, International Business Development Manager (IBDM) at ...

Special Prices on Accommodation in London thanks to LONDONIST

Londonist DMC Ltd. would like to announce that they have available spaces in their North Lodge residence in London between the 1 st of July and the 2 nd of September 2018. As you can see from the images this residence is of a very high standard and includes all the comforts that one might need whilst on holiday. Rooms are modern and well-equipped with private bathrooms and spacious ...

African and global educators, agents, and service providers come together at the inaugural ICEF Africa Workshop

The inaugural ICEF Africa Workshop was held in Cape Town, South Africa, between May 15th and 17th, 2018. This event brought global educators together with African agents, and also saw international agents networking with South African educators. The workshop’s 271 participants came from 49 countries, including 19 different markets across Africa, and took part in 2 499 one-to-one business mee...

Looking for Overseas Student Insurance? Here Are 4 Things That You Need to Consider

Purchasing overseas student insurance can often feel a little overwhelming. There are a lot of options out there and insurance policies can be difficult to understand. If you’re not an insurance expert, it can be hard to know where to start. When it comes to insurance there are a few things that you need to look out for. Not all providers are created equal and the experience you and your ...

Eddie Byers Scholarship reopens

The second round of scholarships in memory of English UK’s late chief executive are open to applications. UK-registered charities can apply for up to £2,500 for specific projects which will “enrich and support individuals and communities through English language teaching”, and the fund will award up to £10,000 in this current round. In 2017, the scholarships sup...

Turkish Airlines - Our Airline of choice

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Turkish Airlines and would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank them for putting their trust in us. We look forward to helping this prestigious brand promote itself within our industry. Turkish Airlines has been around since 1933, and from that point until this day, its aircrafts have carried millions of passengers all around the world....

IH Study Abroad Conference

International House World Organisation is proud to have hosted the first ever IH Study Abroad Conference. The event took place in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, and was a lively and informative few days. IH Study Abroad schools were pleased to welcome partner agents, industry guests and top conference presenters to the event. Delegates were treated to engaging sessions from ...

Interview with Andrew Lennox - President of Glasgow and Global Schools of English

In today's interview we speak to Andrew Lennox, President of Glasgow and Global Schools of English When did Glasgow and Global Schools of English start and where are you based? Glasgow School of English began in 1997 (and is in Glasgow, obviously!). Global School of English is in Edinburgh and started in 2010. What would you say are your USP’s? Low cost/ high qual...

English UK launches campaign promoting the £1.4bn value of ELT to economy

Every English UK member centre is being encouraged to join a campaign to highlight the value of ELT to the country. It wants to ensure that post-Brexit, EU students can continue to enter the UK as easily as now, and for students to be removed from net migration figures. Underpinning the campaign are new figures on the value of the industry, commissioned by English UK for the current gover...

Watch some of the best moments from the IALC 2018 Bologna Workshop

The IALC 2018 Bologna Workshop was one of our biggest ever events and the vibrant and historic city of Bologna was a fantastic host to three days of networking, learning and first class IALC entertainment and hospitality. Watch some of the best moments from the workshop with our IALC Bologna 2018 Review below: The countdown to the next IALC Workshop in Seville has now ...

Positive news for UK ELT after three years of decline

Here’s an overview of the news that was shared at English UK annual conference: English language teaching centres in the UK enjoyed a business upturn in 2017, following three years of decline. English UK’s student statistics data shows that student weeks increased by five per cent and student numbers rose 14 per cent to 497,028, despite the number of member centres drop...

English UK: Improved student statistics reporting scheme gives detailed information on state sector for the first time

English UK’s annual student statistics will be the most comprehensive ever when they are launched at the annual conference this week. Universities and further education colleges have shared their data on student numbers, junior to adult ratio and source markets for the first time, making it possible to compare performance in the state and private sectors. The report will show an overal...

Interviewing Infospeed

In today's interview we speak to Yasmin Hahn, International Sales and Marketing Officer at Infospeed....and our lovely friend :) The aim of this interview is to help more people in the education travel industry understand what their software does and how it can help education providers go through their daily lives at work with more ease! S&A: Most of us in the Education Travel In...

Londonist at Alphe Brazil

In this article we are going to look at the experience that two team members from Londonist had at the Alphe Brazil Workshop, organised by StudyTravel, which took place from 7th to 9th March 2018 at the Tivoli Mofarrej – Sao Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil. Here's how our lovely friend Anna Bonisoli Alquati experienced the event in Brazil. "My name is Anna and I work at London...

English Language Travel Industry Report 2017 - Malta

The EFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) statistics for 2017 issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported an improvement in the number of student arrivals and weeks, following some years in which no growth was registered. Student arrivals increased by 13.6% over 2016 to reach more than 87,000 students by the end of 2017. Student weeks, on the other hand, only increased by 6.6...

The ICEF North America Workshop Toronto is the largest ever in Canada

The ICEF North America Workshop Toronto celebrated a record level of attendance this year, with 1 027 educators, agents, and service providers gathering at the Westin Harbour Castle on the Toronto lakefront between April 26th and 28th, 2018. This represents a substantial growth of 13% over 2017, with the workshop having more than doubled in size since its inception in 2010. Participants from 63...

International House Study Abroad Conference starts today!

From making friends and discovering exciting new places, to throwing themselves into different cultures and broadening horizons, studying a language abroad is an enriching experience for students, creating memories that last a lifetime. There are also many professional benefits to learning another language which will benefit your students in their future or current careers, including a globalised ...

Auckland wins bid to host IALC 2020 Workshop

We are delighted to announce that Auckland has been selected as host for the IALC 2020 Workshop. Languages International won the bid to host the IALC 2020 Workshop at the IALC 2018 Bologna Workshop . Darren Conway of Languages International and host of #IALC2020 gave a heartfelt presentation during the AGM in Bologna that sho...

Eaquals Celebrates Innovative Award Schemes at Annual International Conference

Eaquals are celebrating the success of the 27th International Conference, after welcoming a record number of participants to the event, which this year was held in Prague from 26 - 28 April. The conference was officially opened by Eaquals Chair, Justin Quinn, who welcomed new members to the organisation and reflected on a year of growth, followed by an opening address by Professor Hana Machkova...

Glasgow and Global School’s First Sister School Arrangement

Glasgow School of English and Global School of English Edinburgh have established a Bilateral Agreement with Ecole Diagonale School in Paris to work together to give students and staff of the French school the opportunity of studying English in Scotland. Pictured above are Filip Zafirovski from Ecole Diagonale and Andrew Lennox, President of Glasgow and Global Schools. The Scottish schools...

Seneca College partners with ICEF Media on a major international branding initiative

ICEF Media has just completed work on a major international branding initiative, partnering with Seneca College, International Division in the conception, production, and distribution of an innovative approach to video marketing. ICEF Media fielded a 17-strong team including six camera operators, a drone operator, and four editors to execute on this project, including Ingrid Johansson, who re...

Quality English runs Market Exploration Visit to Oman in partnership with Gulf English Education

This week, Quality English and Quality Education, along with 18 QE Licensed schools, travelled to Muscat, Oman to meet with local government staff and agents and to find out more about the region. The schools in attendance were from the UK, Ireland, Malta and New Zealand and this was the first ever QE event in Oman. The event was run in partnership with local agent and consultancy firm, Gulf En...

Campus Perth Launches Vibrant and Energetic Accommodation

Situated in the heart of the city, Campus Perth – a design-led, co-living student hub – is set to be home to more than 700 domestic and international university students from early 2019. Exclusively for students, Campus Perth is an inner city, affordable and all-inclusive community living option, with accommodation including flat sharing style apartments for four and six people, spa...

IALC comes to an end

We are back home at our desks as we speak...and as I browse through our IALC photos I am reliving the moments that have made this event such a special and successful one. But before moving on to the "thanking people" part, I just want to dedicate one small section to the final gala night that is so synonymous with IALC workshops. What a gala! The food, the set-up, the music...but most...

Interviewing Giorgia Biccelli and Robin Adams from IALC

As is our tradition at the events we attend, we interviewed Giorgia Biccelli and Robin Adams, the President and Vice President for Marketing at IALC. As you can see from this video, during the interview we spoke about this year's IALC event in Bologna and about the feedback that they got from the participants they spoke to. In this interview we also spoke about the 2019 IALC Workshop ...

We are ready for the 2nd Day of the IALC Workshop in Bologna

Following a busy day of back to back meetings for most participants, the first day of the IALC Workshop in Bologna came to a grand end with a combination of cheese, wine, pasta and balsamic vinegar tasting at the Palazzo Albergati. As we made our way to the palazzo we stopped for a visit at ALCE Bologna, a really charming school in the historical heart of the city, and continued with a guided coac...

First Day of Meetings at the IALC Workshop in sunny Bologna!

The IALC Workshop is in full swing and we are live from sunny Bologna. After taking a few hours to walk around and explore some hidden gems yesterday morning, the event kicked off with a welcome reception at the gorgeous Palazzo Isolani, a beautiful palace right in the Medieval heart of the city. You can view some photos that we took at the welcome reception here . ...

Introduction to the IALC Bologna 2018 Workshop

IALC school representatives, agents and service providers have gathered for an afternoon of interesting seminars. The afternoon is sponsored by Edvisor and it started with an introduction given by Robin Adams, IALC Vice-President for Marketing. After that, 4 seminars will be held, focusing on digital marketing, market insight, expert analysis and innovation, delivered by Elena S...

Schools & Agents turns 10!

Every day is a milestone, especially when running a business. However, a 10th anniversary is a special one and this is what we are celebrating at Schools & Agents. As many of you know, S&A did not always belong to Lynne and myself, so today we have decided to take a trip down memory lane to look at what happened 10 years ago. And who better to tell us about this than the company's own foun...

EdYOUfest - Exploring the joy of teaching

EdYOUfest is a festival for ELT teachers, who come together each year to learn and grow, in a supportive atmosphere with fellow educators from over 20 countries across the globe. At this event, the host organisation EdYOUfest together with this year's partners Millfield School, will welcome teachers of English as well as content or subject teachers who have connec...

Agent attendance jumps at ANZA Workshop in New Zealand

The 11th ANZA (Australia New Zealand Agent) Workshop – held in Auckland from April 4th to 6th, 2018 – was a resounding success. The event saw a significant increase in the number of participating agents, with an impressive 49% attending their first-ever ANZA Workshop. A total of 190 agents representing 148 organisations from 43 countries on five continents were in attendan...

Londonist at Study Expo Istanbul

The Londonist Team including their Managing Director attended the domestic exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey. We asked Elcin Icel and Umang Gandecha to write about their time during Study Expo on behalf of Londonist student accommodation agency. Here's how they experienced the event in Istanbul. "My name is Umang, the Sales Executive at Londonist. Having just got back from a busines...

Increased meeting activity between participants at back-to-back ICEF events in Moscow, Kiev, and Almaty confirms rapid growth in these markets

Several industry sources have reported rapid growth in Eastern European and Central Asian markets in the last few years. Increased meeting activity at the recent ICEF Ukraine Agent Focus (new), the ICEF Moscow Workshop, and ICEF Central Asia Focus in Kazakhstan has provided further evidence of these rapid growth rates. A total of 687 people from 489 organisations took part in these ev...

Providing the Right International Student Health Insurance Can Save Your Brand

Post-secondary institutions in Canada are making considerable efforts to attract and enroll international students. A recent report showed that the number of international students in Canada studying at universities rose to 175,000 in 2016, more than double the amount in 2006. With so many students, the competition to attract them is fiercer than ever. Hanover Research s...

Mike Hogan to speak at the Business and Specialist English Conference

The world of work is more intense than a decade ago, and changes in both society and technology have had great impact on how learning takes place. Speaker, author and trainer Mike Hogan of York Associates will explore the key principles of service design thinking and consider how we can apply them to ELT at the Business and Specialist English Conference on Saturday 9 June in London. ...

Bury Language School joins Quality English

Bury Language School (BLS) becomes the latest school to join Quality English (QE), and the only school in East Anglia to carry the QE logo. BLS was founded in 1995 by Patrick Murphy who remains an active Director of the school. Set in historic Bury St Edmunds, with a wide range of English Language courses for both juniors and adults, the school prides itself on its philosophy of &ldq...

IH Riga Teacher Training Day

On the 16th of March IH Riga was proud to host its first conference - a teacher training day for local teachers. The programme included presentations from industry experts from the UK, Hungary, Lithuania and Latvia, with both IH and external speakers. Delegates engaged in various exciting discussions based around teaching techniques and the latest trends in the deve...

Debunking Three of the Biggest Misconceptions with Overseas Student Insurance

We all have an image in our mind of what an insurance company looks like, how they act, and what they’ll do when we call them with a claim. For whatever reason, whether it’s our own personal experiences or stories we’ve heard from friends, we tend to view all insurance providers as the same. For schools that are purchasing overseas student insurance for their incoming group of in...

FELTOM Feature - Easy School of Languages

In today's feature we are going to take a look at another FELTOM school, this time based in Valletta. This year is a special year for the Maltese Capital City as it is the European Capital of Culture. "It is just too exciting that we can’t believe it is happening here and now. Valletta is the European Capital of Culture! We have been eagerly waiting for 2018 t...

FELTOM Feature - BELS Gozo

In this FELTOM Feature we are going to take a look at one of the few schools in Gozo, who we are happy to say, is also one of our members. I am referring to BELS Gozo. "BELS English Schools in Malta and Gozo have been in the industry for over 20 years. At BELS you can expect exceptional academic and managerial quality that is based on years of experience. Our English schools in Malta...

Your students are gonna love this! Scholarship & 1 year free accommodation in London thanks to Londonist

Londonist Accommodation Agency together with London's Le Cordon Bleu have come up with this fantastic initiative which all the schools based in London, and all the agents who send students to London are going to go nuts over! Read on to see what this consists of...but first, some background info. Founded in Paris in 1895, Le Cordon Bleu is considered today the largest network of cul...

ICEF Agent Roadshow growth in Japan-Korea and Mexico-Colombia

The recent ICEF Japan-Korean and Mexico-Colombia Agent Roadshows both experienced growth this year, with the 2018 ICEF Mexico-Colombia Agent Roadshow proving to be the largest ICEF roadshow event to date. The Agent Roadshow format provides international educators with the opportunity to meet carefully-screened, active, quality agents from two key student recruitment markets....

2017 Figures for English Language Teaching in Malta

Newly published figures for 2017 show that the English Language Teaching sector in Malta registered an increase of 13.6% in the number of students over the previous year. This was revealed at a press conference addressed by Tourism Minister Dr Konrad Mizzi, National Statistics Office Acting Director General Mr Etienne Caruana, and ELT Council Chairperson Dr Daniel Xerri. Dr Xerr...

Londonist Student Accommodation Asia Business Trip

The Londonist Team is really unstoppable. Back in February Londonist's Asia Sales Executive Umang visited 4 countries in 3 weeks. He had so many business meetings for their student accommodation agency and at the same time he took some amazing pictures. The Londonist team asked Umang to write about his business trip and today we would like to share it with you. Happy reading! ...

EAQUALS Pre-Conference Updates

It has been announced that Professor Hana Machkova, Rector of the University of Economics, will officially open the 27 th Annual Eaquals International Conference, which will be held in Prague this April. In addition, Eaquals will welcome Sarah Mercer, Yseult Freeney and Silvana Richardson, who will deliver the conference plenary sessions on the subjects of teacher well-being, high performance le...

Day 2 at the FELTOM Workshop in Malta

Following yesterday evening's welcome reception at Gianpula Complex, which consisted of a lovely mixture of traditional Maltese food and folklore music mixed with international dance moves, the second morning of meetings at the Radisson blu Golden Sands resort spa started at around 9am. Whilst the schools, agents and exhibitors were busy talking to each other we took the opportunity t...

The FELTOM Workshop kicks off in Malta

It is a beautiful 20 degrees in Malta today. The skies are blue and the view from the Radisson blu Golden Sands Resort Spa is just amazing! But we are here to work...and that's exactly what we are doing. The Ballroom is bustling with activity. Schools and exhibitors receiving workshop delegates at their respective tables, agents going around from one table to the next meeting sc...

All-Inclusive Content and Social Media Packages

We often meet friends and clients who express their concern that they either don't have the time, or the necessary human resources, or both, in order to maintain their social media platforms and their company's blog. Well, worry no more...we can help you! We have designed different packages for you to choose from and from as little as €400 per month you can ensure that there...

Ski and Network 2018 comes to an end!

We are back!! After the adventures in Switzerland, after battling the Beast from the East, after mega delays on our way back from the mountains due to the bad weather and heavy snowfall....we are back, not only as better skiers but also as better networkers! Ski and Network 2018 took place in Liddes, Switzerland between the 24th February and 1st March 2018. Throughout this period a gr...

New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology Expands the Partner Support Team

New Horizons Australia is pleased to welcome two new members to the team today. Introducing Gary Gao and Muheeb Hoque . Both come with over 7 years' experience within the International education industry, specifically the ELICOS and Higher Education sectors. We're excited to have them join the team and to have them share their knowledge and experience with our ...

The ICEF Dubai Workshop 2018 highlights the growing diversity of international student recruitment agents

The ICEF Dubai Workshop 2018, held between February 12th and 14th this year, saw an increased number of agents taking part compared to 2017. Agents also came from a wider range of markets than last year, underlining the growing diversity of the student recruitment industry. In total, 218 agents attended the ICEF Dubai Workshop 2018, an increase of 8% over 2017. These agents represente...

FELTOM Malta Workshop 2018

It's that time of year again - time for the FELTOM Malta Workshop 2018! This year's event will be held between the 12 th March – 16 th March 2018 at the Radisson Golden Sands Hotel in Golden Bay, Malta. The FELTOM workshop acts as a great platform to connect Educators, Agents and Industry Service providers while discovering Malta as a destination for Eng...

FELTOM Feature - BELS English Language School

BELS English Schools in Malta and Gozo have been in the industry for over 20 years. At BELS one can expect exceptional academic and managerial quality that is based on years of experience. BELS English schools in Malta and Gozo have been accredited by a number of reputable institutions in the industry. The team at BELS takes pride in running small and intimate schools, togethe...

UK ELT industry recovering, marketing conference told

From the importance of loving what you do, to releasing your inner entrepreneur, the English UK Marketing conference was packed with inspiration and practical advice to help ELT centres thrive. Around 120 delegates joined the event, attracted by a mix of big names and industry experts sharing insights around digital reach, different markets and much more. Opening the conf...

Getting to know Londonist Accommodation Agency in London

In today's interview we spoke to Anna Bonisoli Alquati, Head of Client Management and Marketing at Londonist Accommodation Agency based in London, UK. We've had the opportunity to meet Anna at various workshops and events during the last year and we have to admit that she truly is a superb lady who's fun, charming and super-efficient and motivated at the same time. So it's time for you t...

LanguageCert International Test: News for the UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus

LanguageCert is an on-demand, four-skills-test, available to schools that are running the PON programmes in the UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus. This is now recognised as an external exam for the Italian PON system. The overall operations of LanguageCert is run by PeopleCert and it focuses on testing the 4 main language skills i.e. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking at all levels of the CEFR. ...

FELTOM Feature - am Language Studio

In today's FELTOM Feature, we are going to take a look at another FELTOM School. This time, am Language Studio in Malta. "Established in 1987, am Language Studio is one of the most highly regarded, privately owned language schools on the island. One of the first schools to open its doors to English Language Students in Malta, am Language Studio is one of the founding memb...

IALC JAOS Student Scholarship Award Ceremony

The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) and the Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS) were hosts to the IALC JAOS Japan Student Scholarship Award Ceremony at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo on Monday 29 January 2018. IALC is a global standard in language study abroad, and our dynamic association of quality international language centres joined forces with JAOS ...

Quality English and JAOS sign MoU

Quality English (QE) and JAOS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will further strengthen the relationship between the two organisations. QE are active members of GAELA whilst JAOS are part of the FELCA association, and the two were first introduced at the recent ST Alphe Japan event. The MoU outlines their agreement to support, strengthen and promote co-operation and to &...

FEDELE at the 8th ECELE in Malaga

A few days ago one of FEDELE’s main events of the year took place – ECELE (International Conference for Spanish Language Schools) . This is the eighth year of celebrating the event. This year ECELE was held in Malaga as part of Malaga Education Week, a new event of professional workshops intended to focus the attention of people involved in language tourism and imm...

Future Success Launch

On the 24th January 2018, the official breakfast launch of FUTURE SUCCESS was held at Urban Reef in Bournemouth. Representatives from local businesses, the UK English language teaching industry and local dignitaries were present to hear from Mr Spencer Fordham, Managing Director of Capital School of English. He introduced his vision for the language learning of the future which can help and train ...

Struggling to Keep your Social Media Content Coming?

Have you opened new accounts and pages for your business? Did you then realise that to keep people coming to those pages you need to have interesting and engaging content weekly, if not daily? Are you struggling because there's a lack of resources, be it time or people? No worries! We can help you! We understand the struggle of trying to keep up with full inboxes, staff queries, phon...

IH Darwin and ihBC Darwin Officially Opens its Doors with a Grand Opening Event

On Wednesday 17th January, International House Sydney City, Bondi and Darwin’s owner Tim Eckenfels hosted the Grand Opening of the completely refurnished building where the college will offer English language and vocational courses in Business for over 1000 students this year. With attendees from various industries, the event was an important moment for representatives of the ed...

IALC JAOS Japan Student Scholarship Award Ceremony

The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) and the Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS) will host the IALC JAOS Japan Student Scholarship Award Ceremony at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo on Monday 29 January 2018. IALC is a global standard in language study abroad, and our dynamic association of quality international language centres has joined forces with JAOS ...

IALC launches intuitive new website

The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) is very pleased to announce the launch of its new website at ww.ialc.org. The site has been designed to offer the best possible service to IALC members, agents and students. The aim has been to provide an easy to navigate platform that will allow users to quickly identify schools offering programs in a wide range of ...

Be more UK, first Academic Conference told

Do ELT courses need more “UK-ness” to differentiate themselves from international competition? ELT consultant Michael Carrier thinks so, and his opening speech set the tone for the first-ever English UK Academic Conference. Outlining reasons to be cheerful about the UK industry, he suggested key areas which could help schools take control of future growth. The...

Rod Camm and Georgina Mccann open New Horizon's 3rd CRICOS School in Melbourne

Starting the year with the first International cohorts about to commence across the country, New Horizons Melbourne celebrated the opening of the school on Friday 19 January with over 30 International Education Agents and ELICOS Partners present. Students will commence next week, coinciding with Australia Day. "We’re really excited to welcome the students and to ma...

ICEF appoints Monele Schrot as Director, French Programming, Canada

New role affirms ICEF’s ongoing commitment to French-language education in Canada, and the entire Canadian education sector. ICEF the world leader in connecting education professionals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Monele Schrot as Director, French Programming, Canada. In this role, Monele will focus on developing inbound student mobility to French and biling...

Málaga at the epicentro of Language Tourism

During the first few days of the year, Malaga has seen intense discussions about Language Tourism and the position of Spanish as a key world Language. Today it is the 2nd most spoken nother-tongue language, being the language of 8% of the world’s population. Spain is the principal destination in the world for learning Spanish and especially Andalucia and Malaga. Mál...

FELTOM Feature School - NSTS English Language School

In today's FELTOM Feature we are going to take a look at NSTS English Language School which is based in Gzira. NSTS is Malta’s first boutique language school with more than 50 years of unparalleled professional experience. We are a ‘boutique’ school not only because we are independent and flexible, but because our students’ and agents’ satisfaction is our...

IH Brisbane Celebrates 10th Anniversary

In 2007 IH Brisbane , or ALS as it was then known, welcomed its first students through its doors. Since then the school has hosted more than 20,000 language students and helped them to not only improve their English skills, but discover this incredible part of Australia too. IH Brisbane began by offering General English courses, but now has a wide variety of options available,...

IH AMT Conference 2018

The AMT Conference 2018 took place in Devonport House in London and was a highly successful event, gathering 115 attendees from 78 International House schools. Among the participants, 31 countries from the IH network were represented and 28 delegates were attending for the first time. Delegates included Teacher Trainers, Academic Managers, Directors of Studies and more! The 3-day conf...

FELTOM Feature School: GV Malta

In today's FELTOM Feature School Article we are taking a look at GV Malta English Centre in St. Paul's Bay. GV Malta English Centre is a boutique English language school where students become part of our family. We are based in St. Paul’s Bay, which is the northeast part of the Island, close to sandy beaches, Gozo and Comino. "We cater for students from the age of 4...

Benefit now from our New Premium Services

We are happy to launch a new Premium offer for those of you who would like to try out and see for themselves just how beneficial our Member Articles can be to attract new agents to their profiles and generate more traffic to their websites. What does it consist of? If you take this offer you will: -be able to send us 6 MEMBER ARTICLES which will be published on our s...

guard.me sponsors Ski & Network Event

We are pleased to announce that guard.me International Insurance will be sponsoring our upcoming Ski & Network Event that is to be held in Liddes, Switzerland between the 24th February and 1st March 2018. guard.me will be ensuring that all the participants are insured for skiing. As their motto goes, they will be Keeping Us Safe! Thank you guard.me for this sponsors...

StudyWorld educator experience: small business

In this article about StudyWorld today we're going to look at the experience of one of last year's attendees. Last year StudyWorld London introduced new, innovative new ways to for educators to attend the event, including attending for one day without a table. This flexibility proved ideal for Amanda Selvaratnum, who runs a small business in York. Training Gateway is a skills brokerag...

Interviewing Genevieve Abela - General Manager at guard.me

Today it is our great pleasure to publish an interview with Genevieve Abela who is not only a friend of ours, but also General Manager at guard.me. Here's what she had to tell us... Let’s start with your experience in the Education Travel Industry. You have been a part of it for a number of years now – what made you join it in the first place, and what is it about Educatio...

Málaga positions itself as the leading destination in Spain for language tourism

The climate, the quality of teaching, the wide range of cultural offerings and tremendous value for money, all help to make Málaga the ideal destination for studying Spanish. The number of people studying Spanish in the world increases day by day. Today it is the second mother tongue language in the world with a total of 472 million native-speakers: in other words, 8% of the wo...

Australia releases update to the National Code

On 1 January 2018 new laws came into effect in Australia to ensure students truly do have a Happy New Year in 2018, and beyond. The National Code 2017 has now been updated to the National Code 2018. The purpose of the National Code is to outline standards for Registered Training Providers to deliver quality education services to International Students studying in Australia. The update...

Getting ready for the 2018 FELTOM Workshop in Malta

The date for the FELTOM ELT Malta Workshop is getting closer. This year's event will be held from the 12th to the 18th March 2018. More info about this event can be found by following the FELTOM Facebook Page or by joining their event here . We, at Schools & Agents, look forward to meeting you there! ...

Do you qualify to receive our Agents List?

Most of our Member Schools qualify to receive an easy-to-use list of our Member Agents. Contact us to find out if you too qualify to receive this list. How does it work? It is actually very simple. All our member schools - be it Light, Premium or Platinum can access our Agent Profiles by logging into the Directory, owever our Premium and Platinum Member Schools are entitled to r...

FELTOM Feature School: Link School of English

This is the first FELTOM Feature for 2018 and this time round we'll be taking a look at our latest members, who we would also like to take the opportunity to welcome on board. I am referring to Link School of English. Situated in upscale residential Swieqi, within walking distance from Malta’s entertainment hotspots, LINK School of English has provided all aspects of linguistic ...

IH Toronto Now Open!

"Greetings from the brand new IH Toronto ! I would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself. My name’s Norman Osokin and I’m the Director of the new school. I’ve been working in language teaching management for several years so I know how challenging and rewarding it can be! As you may know IH Toronto is a joint ven...

Happy New Year

2018 is here and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year. We are back in the office and ready to hear from you and help you out! As you start getting back to your desks feel free to send us your Member Articles so that we can publish and disseminate them on our site, social media and newsletter. At this point we are pleased to announce that, once a...

Here's our Annual Christmas Video

Here is our annual Christmas video - this year with a bit of a difference as we broadcast live from our Family Gathering at our house - hence all the noise and cheer :) We hope you enjoy it as much as we've enjoyed our evening with family and friends and we wish you all a very merry Christmas! See you all next year! ...

Many attend their first-ever ICEF Workshop in Miami

A high proportion of people attending their first-ever ICEF Workshop was a key feature of the 2017 ICEF Miami Workshop held between 11 and 13 December, 2017. 9,909 face-to-face meetings between 1,044 participants from 713 organisations took place over two days. The number of educators attending in Miami grew by 7% over 2016 to 484 representatives from 313 organisations, with 19% of th...

IH Milan 20th Anniversary as IHWO Member

Friday 17 th November marked an important milestone for IH Milan and for Sieglinde and Claudio. 35 years in the language teaching sector and 20 as an affiliate of IH World; an occasion to celebrate and what better way to do it than to gather all together in the brand new school in Viale Brenta for a sumptuous buffet, fine wine and some reminiscing while also looking towards the future. ...

English UK helps members break into China

Two major agent workshops in one week enabled English UK members to meet specially-selected agents from one of our priority markets. This year’s China Roadshow, one of English UK’s most popular overseas events, was immediately followed by our regional fair in Hong Kong. Some members, agents and service providers attended both events, while English UK members also had the c...

IH Budapest Teacher Trainers Conference

At the beginning of December 2017, International House Budapest held its Teacher Traininers Conference - the first for many years. It was full of exciting and useful workshops and seminars, with guest presenters from a number of other schools around Europe such as Prague, Rome, Riga, Ljubljana. The organiser, Zsofia Jacab said “ We are incredibly h...

FELTOM Feature School: English Domain

In today's FELTOM Feature article, we are going to take a look at English Domain. English Domain is a member of Domain Group, FELTOM and licensed by the Ministry of Education and ELT Council. English Domain prides itself in providing an excellent service, ensuring all students acquire a confident proficiency level in the English Language. English Domain has an extensive p...

Membership Packages and Marketing for Schools, Agents and Service Providers within the Education Travel Industry

Background information Schools & Agents has been established since 2008. We currently have over 700 international agents who are subscribed to us. On this page you can find out more about our Membership Packages and Marketing for Schools, Agents and Service Providers in International Education. Membership Options for Education Providers The main difference bet...

Interviewing James Perry - FELTOM CEO

In today's interview we shall meet FELTOM's new CEO, James Perry. As you'll see we've asked him about his experience in the industry as well as his plans for the future of FELTOM. You have recently taken on the role as CEO at FELTOM. How has it been so far? FELTOM is a federation that ensures that member schools always strive to deliver a high-quality product and servic...

EduSA AGM and Exco elections

Last Friday, December 1st, at the Annual General Meeting of Education South Africa (EduSA), members present elected and confirmed a new Executive Committee (ExCo) to lead the Association for the 2017/2018 year. The incumbent, Mr Johannes Kraus of Kurus English, was again unanimously re-elected to the position of EduSA Chairperson, he is starting his 4th year as EduSA chair. Mr Phillip McIntyre ...

NH Australia adds Melbourne Campus and the Advanced Diploma of Information Technology to Scope

New Horizons has been approved by the Australian Government, to include its Melbourne campus as a CRICOS approved provider. Furthermore, New Horizons will now also be delivering the Advanced Diploma of Information Technology (ICT60115) to International students. “ Melbourne is the cultural and sporting capital of Australia, and has thric...

FELTOM Feature School: Clubclass Residential Language School

In today's FELTOM Feature we are going to take a look at Clubclass Residential Language School which is based in Swieqi, Malta. School, accommodation and facilities – ‘all under one roof’ the convenience of living and learning in the same building (minimising travelling time and costs) while enjoying all the facilities offered by the school an excellent oppor...

The Skills Required for Tomorrow's Technology Practitioners

Most of us in Education Travel are familiar with STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. But the notion of STEM is more far reaching than just a list of subjects. It is a way of approaching problems and seeking solutions with both critica l thinking and creative thinking. We can thank STEM endeavours for much that defines our modern li...

Eaquals Launches Teacher Award Scheme at Annual Member Meeting

Eaquals members gathered in Malta for the association’s annual member meeting, which this year took place in St Julian’s on the 17 th and 18 th November. Two full days of professional development workshops were accompanied by networking opportunities and social events taking place throughout the Mediterranean island. The conference was officially opened by Eaquals Chai...

FELTOM Feature School: EF International Language Campus, Malta

In today's FELTOM Feature we are going to turn our spotlight to a school whose name needs no introduction in our industry: EF International Language Campus, Malta. Welcome to EF International Language Campus, Malta "EF provides life-changing education for global citizens. For over 50 years, our mission has been to give confidence and freedom to people of all ages, na...

Quality English and Quality Education Conference and Agent Workshop in Malta

Quality English hosted their annual Conference and Agent Workshop in Malta last week, with 24 QE schools and 16 agents in attendance. Day One was the traditional QE conference day during which the schools took part in engaging and thought-provoking discussions led by five industry professionals. For the first time ever, QE added a second day in the form of an Agent Workshop which attracted study t...

NH Australia Launches CRICOS Schools to International Students and Agents

International education agents, ELICOS partners, Government and industry associations joined to celebrate the launch of New Horizons Australia as a CRICOS endorsed provider of technology education to International students. The Grand Openings were held at the Brisbane and Sydney campuses, with a launch scheduled in early 2018 for the Melbourne school. Representatives incl...

Londonist shortlisted for 'Best Marketing' award!

Londonist Accommodation Agency is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted as finalist for 'Best Marketing' award at the British Youth Travel Awards 2017! The British Youth Travel Awards are our industry’s opportunity to reward high achievers, gain recognition, and raise the profile of the work and individual successes of organisations engaged in youth...

Amazing Cities and Sites in Australia: by New Horizons Australia

Australia is a big, beautiful country to explore. The large cities Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are considered some of the best places in the world to live or study. Academic qualifications from Australia are highly regarded internationally, and a great part about studying with New Horizons is the flexibility to really experience the life here, make friends, and see wonderful places. ...

FELTOM Feature School: BELS English Language School

In this series of articles, our partner organisation FELTOM will be showcasing its member schools. Today we are happy to start with BELS English Language School. Enjoy! :) Welcome to BELS! "We’re the language school with a difference. Our clients’ needs are given priority, and we truly mean it. BELS is an owner-run organisation built on core values: we suppl...

English UK figures suggest ELT market recovery

The first ELT growth since 2013 was seen this summer, according to new English UK figures. Members of the association’s Quarterly Intelligence Cohort (QUIC) scheme reported 214,851 student weeks in the third quarter of 2017, compared with 183,203 in a predecessor scheme in 2016. This represents a year-on-rise of over 17 per cent. Jodie Gray, English UK’s head ...

News from IHWO

Operación Triunfo, one of Spain's most popular TV shows has arrived in Terrassa! In this national vocal talent contest, singers battle it out during weekly gala performances, and spend their time staying and rehearsing at the 'Academia', which this year is based in the Catalan city of Terrassa. Contestants cover a range of musical styles, and many songs are sung in English. ...

Interviewing Jonathan Swindell, Chief Executive at Quality English and Quality Education

During the Quality English and Quality Education Conference and Agent Workshop this morning we had a bit of a chat with Jonathan Swindell, Chief Executive at Quality English and Quality Education about organising the QE Conference in Malta. This is the first time that QE and QEd has taken its conference outside of the UK. It is now also possible to view the event album by ...

Live from the Quality English and Quality Education Conference in Malta

It is here! The last event that we are attending for 2017, and we couldn't have ended this very busy year or conference and workshop hopping in a better way. Blue skies and blue sea...a fantastic backdrop offered by the Salini Resort, which is the chosen venue for the Quality Englisha nd Quality Education Conference and Agent Workshop that is being held in Malta between the 23rd and 24th November ...

FELTOM ELT Malta Workshop 2018

The FELTOM ELT Malta Workshop 2018 will be held from the 12th till the 18th of March 2018. During this event, agents will have the opportunity to connect with schools, educators, industry service providers as well as other agents .... all this while discovering Malta. Acclaimed by students for the full immersion learning experience and continuously setting industry standards, Malta is...

Interviewing Lou McLaughlin at the EAQUALS Training for Excellence in Malta

In this interview we spoke with Dr. Lou McLaughlin, Executive Director at EAQUALs, who has told us about the experience of organising this event in Malta, the participants, the programme of events as well as the main focus of conference from an academic and business perspective. Is it the first time that EAQUALS has organised this event in Malta? E aquals runs an event...

Malaga Education Week

Malaga Education Week will take place from 7-14 January 2018. This initiative aims to focus the attention of the Study Abroad industry on Malaga as a study destination, especially for Language Tourism. This will be achieved by bringing together in Malaga, teachers, senior academics, representatives of the local and national administrations, international educators and educational consultants. &nbs...

The EAQUALS Training for Excellence in Malta starts now!

We are live from the Eaquals Training for Excellence at the Hilton Hotel in St. Julian's, Malta where the event has just kicked off with a welcome address by Justin Quinn, Eaquals Chair, which was followed by a presentation given by Dr. Lou McLaughlin, the Executive Director at Eaquals, who focused on the developments that the organisation has had since the last event. The upcomi...

IALC Study Travel Research Report 2017

As an association committed to language learning and cultural exchange, IALC are proud to contribute research on language study abroad. Surprisingly little research exists into trends in demand for foreign language learning at home or abroad. IALC is delighted to have commissioned StudentMarketing to redress the balance with this detailed report, comprising primary and secondary resea...

ICEF Berlin Workshop celebrates record growth with more than 30 000 business meetings held

The ICEF Berlin Workshop 2017, held between 29 and 31 October this year, saw record numbers of participants as well as the launch of the world’s first education agent training course specifically focused on Ireland. The ICEF Berlin Workshop continues to be a cornerstone of the global education calendar, with several organisations such as ALTO, GAELA, IALC, and the British Council choosing to...

Who are Intrinsiq?

Could you explain to our readers who Intrinsiq is, and something about your product / products? Intrinsiq is an international team of experts in the international education sector; we work with schools, universities, and guardianships and other related providers. We have a distributed team in the UK and Australia. Unlike other software vendors or developers, we do not simply prov...

IHWO announces the opening of IH Toronto in January 2018

We are delighted to announce that a new branch of the International House network will be opening for business on 2nd January 2018. A joint venture, between IH Barcelona, IH Dublin and local partners, IH Toronto will hit the ground running by offering a range of English language courses and accommodation options, as well as summer programs for juniors. Situated in the up and coming mid-tow...

New style English UK Fair is popular with participants

An innovative English UK fair which included Italian secondary school teachers as well as agents and member centres was so popular that extra places had to be created to help meet demand. The fair, in Milan, was designed to use the power of school teachers as influencers by giving them more information on studying with English UK member centres, before introducing them to educators an...

IHWO will be participating at the following events!

International House World Organisation is delighted to be attending four ST Alphe events in Asia over the coming months. Meet us in Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei and Bangkok and find out about studying abroad with International House. We will be representing 30 of our schools, which are located in a diverse range of exciting destinations and offer language courses in English, Sp...

Get ready for Ski and Network 2018

The Network Plus is proud to launch its first event for 2018. After the success of this year's events - Ski & Network in Switzerland, and Dive & Network in Malta - we are now proposing our first idea for 2018. This event will take place between the 24th February and 1st March 2018 and this year we have a huge surprise! Not only will our prices be kept down to an absolute...

International House World Organisation welcomes three new affiliate schools

International House World Organisation (IHWO) today announced the affiliation of three new schools to the IH network. “We are delighted to welcome these three new schools to our network. In both Spain and Italy they are joining a large number of IH schools, some of which have been affiliated since the 1950s and 1960s. In France we are particularly pleased to grow our presence, a...

Catching up on Developments from the Malaga Education Week

In this interview with Bob Burger we managed to catch up on more developments in relation to the Malaga Education Week, which will be held in Malaga, Spain between the 7th and 14th January 2018. We'll be back with even more updates! ...

Final day at ICEF Berlin 2017

After a very busy Monday morning and afternoon, and a fun evening of good music and great company, the final day at ICEF Berlin is upon us. Participants started having meetings from breakfast time, at 8:00 am and will continue until 19:00. The overall atmosphere has been a very positive one throughout the 3 days; people who have known each other for years, getting together to re...

ICEF celebrates 500 graduates of the Canada Course for Education Agents (CCEA)

ICEF celebrated a significant milestone today as it announced the 500th agent to graduate from its Canada Course for Education Agents (CCEA). The CCEA provides agents with a firm foundation in the benefits, structure, and organisation of Canada’s education system. It also provides agents with the resources they need to advise students seeking to study in Canada. According to the...

First Day of meetings at #ICEF17

815am sharp. This is when we walked into the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin, which is where the ICEF Berlin Workshop is being held. 815am sharp. The hotel corridors are already bustling with activity as delegates are walking in to grab a cup of coffee in preparation for their first meetings. Some are indeed already discussing business over coffee and pastries! Since then a whole mor...

#ICEF17 Day One in Berlin

This time of year always brings with it an endless amount of social media posts of people travelling to Berlin. Starting from Friday, our social media timelines got flooded with posts of industry friends landing in Berlin, travelling to Berlin and back at ICEF Berlin. I'm sure most of you can relate! So, a lot of us are here, but for those who haven't been able to make it or haven't arrived yet, h...

Celebrating success!

We are always happy to share the successes of our partners and collaborators, but let's face it, it an extra special pat on the shoulder when the success you're celebrating is yours. And that is precisely what we are here to do today. In the history of Schools & Agents, since it's first post in 2008, this month has been the month with a most absolute record number of visitors on our site and s...

Innovation attracts agents on English UK inward mission

Agents from markets around the world are keen to work with English UK member centres they visited during a tour of east and central England in October. A third of the eleven agents wanted to work with at least three of the seven centres visited, while one liked the idea of sending students to all of them. The English UK autumn inward mission 2017 was held from 2-6 October, calli...

Diversity and quality define ICEF Beijing Workshop 2017

With 393 participants from 34 countries taking part in 3 281 pre-scheduled meetings, ICEF’s Beijing Workshop is the company’s second-largest regional workshop, and the largest event of its kind in Asia. This workshop, which took place between 11 and 13 October 2017, welcomed 181 educators and service providers from 121 organisations and 196 quality pre-screened agents from...

ICEF Berlin Workshop - coming right up!

Next up on the list of annual industry events for most people in the Education Travel Industry is the ICEF Berlin Workshop which will be held between the 28th and 31st October 2017. The ICEF Berlin Workshop is the largest industry workshop in terms of participants. In 2016, the workshop welcomed 2 444 participants, including 1,032 education agents as well as a total of 1,412 inte...

IALCA 20th anniversary

All Italian agents and international partners are invited to celebrate IALCA's 20th Anniversary in Rome on the 25th October 2017. This celebration looks at the achievements and successes of the organisation which started in 1997 and has been going on for 20 years. After the reception, which is kindly offered by Guard.me insurance, IALCA will illustrate the official report on the...

English UK speaks for ELT at party conferences

English UK took the issues of the UK ELT industry to the heart of both major party conferences this autumn. Sarah Cooper, English UK’s chief executive, was invited to speak at fringe meetings at both conferences, and used this opportunity to get the industry’s message across and develop contacts with senior politicians and other opinion-formers, including immigration minis...

CRICOS Approval announced for New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology

An important milestone for New Horizons Australia Institute of Technology (RTO 91656) has been achieved through ASQA's awarding CRICOS Registration (CRICOS CODE: 03641J). The Australian Government’s updated National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018 (National Code 2018) ensures strong student protections. CRICOS registration allow...

Malaga Education Week

In this interview, which was held during the FEDELE Workshop last week, Lynne talks to Bob Burger and Jose Casero who are both involved in the organisation of Malage Education Week which is going to be held in Malaga, Spain at the beginning of next year, specifically from the 7th until the 14th of January 2018. It will be made up of three events: ECELE - a meetin...

Final day at the 6th ELT Malta Conference

Name tags. Lanyards. Booklets. Programmes. And a long line of enthusiastic teachers signing in for the third and final day of the 6th ELT Conference...Industry friends old and new, catching up over coffee before walking into the first room for the first talk of the day. The initial plenary was given by David Nunan; Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Ko...

Day 2 at the 6th ELT Malta Conference

Today we had a slightly later start than yesterday at the 6th ELT Malta Conference. Following yesterday's tour of Valletta and a wonderful dinner at Aaron's kitchen, the foreign delegates were taken to visit Mdina and Dingli Cliffs. In the meantime, school owners, Director of Studies and people occupying management roles in Maltese schools started walking in at around 1130am for the B...

Pre-Conference Event at the 6th ELT Malta Conference

The 6th ELT Malta Conference has started this morning at the Grand Hotel Excelsior in Valletta, Malta. This event will take place between today, the 12th of October and the 14th October. It is an event which is aimed at members from within the academic departments at English Language schools in Malta as well as teachers of English in Private, Church and State Schools. This morning's e...

FEDELE comes to an end

The FEDELE 2017 Workshop took place on the Islas Balears, more precisely in Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca between 8th and 11th October. This workshop brought together 46 agents from 42 different countries; 5 Korean agents were also brought as guests to this event. Other agents came from Italy, Russia, UK, Germany, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Serbia amongst ...

It's the 3rd and Final Day in Mallorca for FEDELE 2017

It's the third and final day of the FEDELE Workshop and the first full day in Mallorca. After making our way to Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands, yesterday evening, today we woke up to fantastic blue skies and fully recharged batteries. At 9am on the dot we took the bus to go for the morning walking networking meetings which took place at" La Seu " Cathedral of Pa...

Day 2 at the FEDELE Workshop in Ibiza and Mallorca

Yesterday's first few hours of the workshop consisted of agents visiting school tables, however the tables were set up in an interesting format. Each region grouped together its member schools and together they prepared a presentation on their specific destination, as you shall see in this video below: Once the Destination presentations were over we made our way by bus to ...

The FEDELE 2017 Workshop kicks off with a welcome reception in Ibiza!

After a (surprisingly) smooth journey, we finally landed in Ibiza, and at first glance I can confirm that it is nothing like what I had imagined it to be. I've always associated this Spanish island with harcore 24/7 clubbing, and event thought the clubs are most certainly there, so is the beautiful landscape that met our eyes as soon as we walked out of the Arrivals from the airport. ...

Ist Symposium on Spanish for Specific Purposes Vienna 2017

FEDELE is pleased to announce that on the 13 th and 14 th October the Education Offices of the Spanish embassies in Switzerland and Austria, together with the University of Economics and Business Studies in Vienna (WU) and the Austrian Association of Teachers of Spanish (AAPE) are organising the first symposium on Spanish for Specific Purposes in Vienna (JEFE-Vi). The ...

Markets return to strong growth at ICEF’s 2017 Latin America Workshop

Held between 21 and 23 September 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, ICEF’s 2017 Latin America Workshop hosted 348 participants from 24 countries, an increase in participant numbers of 18% compared to 2016. Educators, education agents and selected service providers shared 3 034 scheduled meetings over two days, enhancing their networks, nurturing existing partnerships and fostering exchanges of ideas...

SEO - Get on Google's Page 1

Get Your School or Organization Found on Google. All the Time!! Let's say you want to get students to enrol in one of your courses. You have everything set up to start selling your courses and start taking in students. You have a number of options that you can take - you can: a) hire someone to get the sales for you and pay a big chunk in commission. b) spend lots of m...

IALC and Edvisor Announce Exclusive Partnership

The International Association of Language Centres (IALC) announces an exclusive partnership with Edvisor, the leading technology provider in the education travel industry, to onboard all of its 140 prestigious member schools to the Edvisor Platform. The Edvisor Platform streamlines data sharing between schools and agents, allowing them to connect directly and work together in real-tim...

The Education Travel Industry bids farewell to Tatyana Khromchenko

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tatyana Khromchenko, President of TAKT & PARTNERS.Inc. who was based in Moscow, Russia. Tatyana, or Tata as she was known amongst her circle of friends, has been around our industry for many years and many of us have had th epleasure of meeting her at one event or other. As soon as the news c...

English UK’s management qualification goes international

Senior staff at EF Education First in China are the first to take the international version of English UK’s management qualification. The English UK Diploma in ELT management (DELTM) has run annually since in the UK since 1998, with ten face-to-face sessions, practical assignments and a final project taking place over a year. The qualification has been adapted for i...

Quality English and Quality Education Events

The 2017 Quality English events season will culminate at the Conference & Workshop in Malta on 23/24 November. There will be 25 Quality English & Quality Education schools in attendance from the UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, Canada and New Zealand. It promises to be a fantastic few days. There are a few agent places left so feel free to check out the link below you are interested in meeting ...

Academic Head of Training and Development for International House World Organisation publishes book on mobile learning

Shaun Wilden, Academic Head of Training and Development for International House World Organisation (IHWO), has written a new book on mobile learning. Published by Oxford University Press, it offers a comprehensive overview of the use of mobile devices as powerful multimedia tools in the classroom, as well as providing practical suggestions and instructions. From implementing mobile de...

Introducing CSOE

In today's interview we are intorducing CSOE: Celtic School of English in Tralee, Ireland. Continue reading to find out why this school can be interesting for students of all ages! How long has CSOE been around for and where are you based? Celtic School of English has been in existence since 2003. After moving a couple of times, we finally moved to our permanent home ...

International House World Organisation launches new website

International House World Organisation (IHWO) today announced the launch of a new website, offering new features for members, improved search functionality for customers, and easy access to information about IH World. The website also provides up to date news, press releases, client testimonials, and resources including an English language placement test, IH Jobs and the IH Journal. T...

Final Day of Dive and Network takes us to Gozo

A slightly later morning than usual.....but then again, why not? It's Sunday! Off we go to the Gozo Ferry and set off on our trip...not without a pastizzi breakfast of course. If we're going to offer the Maltese experience, we can't not go all the way! Upon arriving in Gozo we immediately made our way to BELS Language School - a charming school based in the quaint ...

Diving, Swimming, Robotics and the 2018 European Capital of Culture

Diving, Swimming, Robotics and the 2018 European Capital of Culture - this is what our Saturday at the Dive and Network event in Malta was made up of. The day started with a dive for some and a swim or a snorkel for others after which we all met for lunch. A networking session lead by TrainingMalta which involved Robotics, and a lot of enthusiasm on our part, followed. We not only got...

Networking in Mdina

Networking is always great. Networking when surrounded by beautiful people and the magnificent Medieval city of Mdina....well, that is something else! Last night, the Dive and Network Event which is currently being held in Malta took us to Mdina where roamed the cobbled streets of this fortified gem as the sun set on a mega-eventful day for all of us! Despite the fact that both Lynne ...

Dive and Network Malta

It has been a very busy 24 hours... Thursday 28th September: company representatives landed from the UK, Turkey, Switzerland and Canada, we all met in Marsaxlokk and had a lovely evening networking and eating typical Maltese food. New connections were made and everyone was looking forward to the following morning. Friday 29th September - morning: The Malta University ...

Languages Canada welcomes new Manager, International Promotion and Marketing

Languages Canada are pleased to announce the appointment of Carolyn Bercu to the Languages Canada team as Manager, International Promotion and Marketing. In this role, Carolyn will be responsible for the planning and execution of marketing and international promotion activities such as trade missions, familiarization tours, and participation in international recruitment and promotional ...

Announcing the Shortlist for the #WIEawards2017

It's here! The shortlist for the first ever Women in International Education otherwise known as #WIEawards2017 has been finalised and the nominees are as follows: INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2017 sponsored by The British Council Isabel Vogt - ICEF Jenny Nieveen - OHLA Lisa James - Embassy English ENLIGHTENED EMPLOYER AWARD 2017 sponsored by ESL Langua...

Internationalisation key for ICEF 2017 Higher Education Partnership Forum

Held on September 12, 2017 in Seville, Spain, the 2017 ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum brought together educators from around the world seeking to develop partnerships between their institutions. This event built on the success of the inaugural Higher Education Partnership Forum in Liverpool, UK. Participants at the 2017 ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum sought to establ...

Growth a highlight of ICEF Higher Education Workshop in Seville

ICEF’s 2017 Higher Education Workshop, held on September 9, 10 and 11, 2017 in Seville, Spain, saw significant growth in the number of attendees over 2016, including a strong contingent of Spanish education professionals seeking to establish their country as an international destination for students. The ICEF 2017 Higher Education Workshop provided an opportunity for internation...

English UK chief executive to speak at Labour and Conservative party conferences

Labour and Conservative members and MPs will get the chance to hear the viewpoint of the UK English language industry at fringe events at their party conferences this autumn. Sarah Cooper, chief executive of English UK, has been asked to join a panel discussion being organised for both conferences by the think-tank Policy Exchange. The sessions focus on exporting the English language ...

Safe Guide to finding accommodation in Ireland

As we are now at the beginning of the new academic year, a lot of students will be going to work and study in Ireland and will be looking for accommodation. In the light of this Welcome Ireland have recently published a blog post offering advice to students seeking accommodation in Ireland. At present, Dublin is experiencing a rental crisis with the supply of student accommodation u...

Meet BLI Canada

In this article we have interviewed Naoko Toyama from BLI Montreal who will be giving us further information about this Education Institution in Montreal, Canada. How long has BLI been around for and where are you based? BLI has been around since 1976 and we are based in Montreal and Quebec City in Canada. What would you say are your unique selling points? - ...

StudyWorld transforms international education trading events

The innovations at this year’s StudyWorld will transform the way international education trading events work, says organiser English UK. As well as a prestigious central London venue and a new focus on the UK, changes included special delegations, increased flexibility for attendees, and support from the Department for International Trade. As a result, the event attracted a gove...

WEBA on the Road with Dr. David Street from University of Winchester

The latest edition of WEBA on the Road features Dr. David Street from the University of Winchester. This video was made after the WEBA Agents Workshop in London which was held between the 31st of August and the 1st of September 2017. The interview was held inside the POD that brings workshop attandees from the Airport to the Hotel where the WEBA Agents Workshops are held. I...

IHWO holds its 2017 Directors’ Conference in Toronto with guard.me

International House directors from around the globe have just returned from an incredible edition of the annual Directors’ Conference. Breaking from tradition, instead of being hosted by an affiliate school, this year IH Directors were kindly hosted by our partners guard.me International Insurance in their wonderful city of Toronto. Keith Segal, President an...

Quality English and Quality Education Conference 2017

The 2017 QE & QEd Conference will be held in Malta on the 23rd and 24th November. Quality English and Quality Education are pleased to announce that, for the first time, there will also be an Agent Workshop as part of the conference. The event will be an excellent opportunity for agents to network and build relationships with QE schools and colleges before taking part in a typical Quality E...

The 2017 StudyWorld Photo Album is ready for viewing

We've had a fantastic time in London - catching up with colleagues and friends, making new ones and being a part of this amazing experience called StudyWorld for the 6th year in a row. Time does fly, but the memories we make, the people we meet and the places we visit are there to stay. We have tried to immortalize some of these moments in a photo album which you can find here and which we hope ...

StudyWorld Seminars Interview: Future Success Powered by STEAM

StudyWorld 2017 continues with ongoing meetings and seminars. This short update is about one of the seminars we've attended and wanted to share the information with all of you in case you missed it! Research shows that students aged 11+ now, will be working in jobs that currently don't exist, by 2025. During the seminar we have found out more about the vision of 2 educators ...

StudyWorld London Kicks Off

A lovely walk past Westminster Abbey and the StudyWorld banners guide us towards the QEII Centre where this year's workshop will be held. The welcome reception brought together schools from the UK and Northern Ireland, international agents and service providers who all seemed to be very happy with the new location chosen. After some initial networking Steve Phillips, Chair of En...

Be part of the 3rd International Student Recruitment Industry World Cup

Once again in 2017, for the 3rd consecutive year, participants at the ICEF Berlin Workshop will have the opportunity to participate in the 3rd International Student Recruitment Industry World Cup. This event is not only a great opportunity to network with other schools, service providers and agents, but to do it in a fun and healthy way whilst playing "the world's most beautiful ...

London show sells UK education to worldwide buyers

Universities, colleges, boarding schools, language centres and publishers are taking part in a major event to sell UK education to the rest of the world next week, supported by the Department for International Trade. StudyWorld introduces UK educators to international buyers, including foreign governments and global companies who want to meet their training needs locally and send stu...

A UK education – benefits on a global scale

English UK are pleased to announce that Gavin Esler, one of the UK’s most respected and well-known journalists and broadcasters, will deliver the keynote address at StudyWorld on Tuesday 5 September. Gavin’s long and distinguished career has taken him across the globe reporting on events and interviewing leading global figures. More recently, after leaving the BBC, he has ...

guard.me raises $10,000 for CAMH at IH conference in Toronto

Earlier this summer, guard.me International Insurance raised $10,000 for the Centre for Mental Health and Addiction (CAMH) during the annual charity auction at the 2017 International House Directors' Conference in Toronto . The International House Directors' Conference takes place every year in a different city and always includes...

The ICEF Education Fund sponsors three students from Nicaragua

The ICEF Education Fund is proud to announce its sponsorship of three high school students from Nicaragua through La Esperanza Granada. The ICEF Education Fund aims to help disadvantaged youths around the world access education . To help these young people on their path to education, personal growth, and social involvement, the Education Fund hand-picks promising educational projects in areas wh...

Canada reception at NAFSA 2017, sponsored by guard.me

Earlier this summer, guard.me International Insurance partnered with EduCanada and Canadian institutions to host the annual Canada Reception at NAFSA. More than 400 delegates from around the world got a taste of Canadian culture at the famous Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles. The evening opened with a traditional bagpipe performan...

Announcing two new emerging market events for 2018: ICEF Ukraine Focus and ICEF Africa Workshop

ICEF announced today the addition of two new key destinations in the 2018 workshop schedule. The new events in Ukraine and South Africa reflect ICEF’s ongoing commitment to developing student recruitment markets for its client base around the world. “Our clients have told us clearly that they wish to expand their efforts in Ukraine and Africa, so we are delighted to take ICEF to Kiev a...

Interview with Nicoletta Pinto, guard.me Account Manager for Europe

For today's interview we had the pleasure to speak with Nicoletta Pinto, guard.me's new Account Manager for Europe. Nicoletta is a familiar face in our industry as she has previously worked in the language school sector in Spain. Today, we shall find out more about her move to guard.me and about her new role within this organisation and what it entails. 1. Nicoletta, you’ve...

StudyTravel Star Awards 2017 shortlist unveiled

The shortlist for the StudyTravel Star Awards 2017 has been released, celebrating the international education businesses that have most impressed their peers, with awards for study travel agents, language schools, high schools, vocational colleges, associations and service providers. Now in their 12th year, the StudyTravel Star Awards are a unique peer-vot...

FEDELE meets with the Department for Educational Planning at the Ministry of Education

On the 9th June, Carmen Timor and Ana Cózar , president and manager of FEDELE respectively, held a meeting with the Department for Educational Planning at the Ministry of Education. The Department was represented by José María Fernández Lacasa, Director General of Management and Educational Planning at the Ministry of Education and David Ferrán Priestley, Deputy Di...

2017 CBIE INTL Conference Bursary Application

The International Network of Tomorrow’s Leaders (INTL) , a professional learning community of CBIE , is pleased to announce that it will be awarding fourteen (14) conference bursaries to attend CBIE’s Annual Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 19-22, 2017. The bursary covers the full conference registration fee and will be awarded to new and emerging lead...

FELTOM Summer Parties

FELTOM launched the summer season when it hosted its first Summer Junior Event, which kicked off on Wednesday 21 st June at Gianpula Village. Summer Junior Events will be welcoming over 200 students from the ages of 13 to 17 years of age who will enjoy dancing to the latest tunes provided by Malta’s popular DJs. Non-alcoholic drinks and snacks will also be available for purcha...

Ana Bratkovic celebrates 15 years at NEAS

NEAS would like to thank and acknowledge Ana Bratkovic for her 15 years of service to NEAS and its members. Ana has been a key contributor to NEAS’ transformative journey over the years, 3 years ago taking up the role of General Manager. The depth of Ana’s industry knowledge is highly valued by her colleagues, as is her passion for promoting quality and sharing best practice. &...

Interview with Danny Harrington, Co-founder of ITS Education Asia

How did ITS Education Asia come about and when was the school opened? In the vast majority of schools, the learning model remains fairly close to what it was a hundred and fifty years ago: kids watching a teacher at the front of a room. That is the reality of learning for most children. At ITS Education Asia, however, the idea is that education should be truly learner-centred and not ...

UK government supports StudyWorld 2017

The Department for International Trade will have a major presence at StudyWorld 2017, with commercial officers from all over the world available for meetings with UK educators. Also expected are large delegations from Gulf region governments and London embassies, which will be represented in specialist zones at the event at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster. &l...

2 Weeks left to benefit from Early Bird Prices for our Dive and Network Event

There are only 2 weeks left to book your place at the Dive & Network Event and benefit from discounts! After the 31st July prices will go back up to normal. So what is this Dive & Network Event? Schools & Agents has teamed up with fRilingue to bring together education providers, consultants and service providers within the Education Travel Industry to mi...

Pre production underway for new NEAS online courses

CEO Patrick Pheasant, General Manager Ana Bratkovic and Quality Assessor Lauren O’Hern recently spent a day being filmed at a professional video shoot in preparation for the release of our suite of three new online courses. Ideal for those who live in regional areas or overseas, or for those who may be too time poor to attend our face to face QLS workshops, these collaborative courses will n...

Malaga schools of Spanish win Tourism prize in Malaga

ACEM, the Association of Schools of Spanish in Malaga, has won the first Tourism prize awarded by the city of Malaga. The prize ceremony took place at a gala event to celebrate the 10 th anniversary of the Foro de Turismo, the joint public-private initiative which has had such great success in promoting Malaga as a cultural tourism destination. The event was held in Malaga’s b...

Trinity College London Rock and Pop Song Showcase Videos

Over the next few weeks Trinity will be revealing some of the great new songs appearing on our Rock & Pop 2018 syllabus in a series of video showcases. The videos will see professional musicians putting their spin on songs from the Guitar, Drums, Bass, Vocals and Keyboards syllabuses, and telling us why the songs will be so great to learn and are so enjoyable to play. ...

Happy Birthday! guard.me Joins ILAC’s 20th Anniversary Celebration in Toronto

Happy Birthday, ILAC! This month, the International Language Academy of Canada (ILAC) is celebrating its 20 th anniversary as an English language school in Canada. From July 28-30 th , guests from around the world will be joining ILAC in Toronto for a weekend of networking and festivities. As one of the main sponsors for the event, guard.me International Insurance &...

5th Spanish as a Foreign Language Conference in Bangkok

Information about the 5th Spanish as a Foreign Language Conference in Thailand , which will take place in Bangkok on the 26 th and 27th January 2018, is now available. The main aim of the event is to share experiences and ideas, to discuss points of view concerning Spanish language teaching and to present proposals. It is organised by the Spanish Section ...

Summer course: Spanish throughout the world

The Instituto Cervantes and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid are collaborating once again on the 30 th Cursos de Verano Complutense en El Escorial. The course will take place from the 10 th to 12 th of July at the San Lorenzo site at El Escorial. This year’s programme is entitled “Spanish throughout the world, a sustainable economic ass...

Register now for the NEAS Quality Learning Series

NEAS is offering some outstanding new Quality Learning Series workshops to our members in July. On July 28, NEAS Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pheasant will be delivering an Executive QLS on Risk and Governance in Melbourne as part of the UECA PD Fest. This interactive workshop will cover such concepts as good governance, ethics, corporate social responsibility and organisational design. Part...

Quality English welcomes new school and 9th English Language destination

English in Cyprus , the largest international language school in Cyprus, has joined the Quality English brand of English language schools. This is the first international recognition of any English Language school in Cyprus. The school, based in the coastal city of Limassol, offers year-round General, Exam and Family programmes and operates a Junior Summer Camp just outside of the ci...

International House and StudentMarketing sign strategic partnership

International House and StudentMarketing sign a 3Y strategic partnership to provide joint market intelligence for IH members and the study abroad industry. International House World Organisation (IHWO), a global network of over 150 affiliated private language schools in 52 countries, and StudentMarketing, a global market intelligence and strategic development company, have signed a 3-year ...

ICEF Southeast Asia Workshop: Full subscription marks a successful event

On June 14-16, 2017 over 350 participants from 26 countries came together at the inaugural ICEF Southeast Asia Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Rising family incomes, a growing economy and high demand for quality education make Vietnam an important, emerging market for international educators and the ideal host country for ICEF’s newest workshop. The event was sold out with a waitlist ...

Hope After Loss: guard.me Joins a² to Build School Library in Turkey After 11 Students Die in Fire

Earlier this spring, guard.me International Insurance joined a² Fairs to help build a school library in the remote mountain village of Aladağ, 100 km north of Adana in the southern part of Turkey. Last year, a sudden fire broke out in one of the dormitories at the central school resulting in the deaths of 11 female students and one teacher. Nestled in ...

FELTOM kicks off summer Junior Events

FELTOM launched the summer season when it hosted its first Summer Junior Event, which kicked off on Wednesday 21 st June at Gianpula Village. Summer Junior Events will be welcoming over 2000 students from the ages of 13 to 17 years of age who will enjoy dancing to the latest tunes provided by Malta’s popular DJs. Non-alcoholic drinks and snacks will also be available for purch...

NEAS Quality Learning Series 2017

Throughout 2017, NEAS will offer 40 workshops across Australia for teachers and professionals as part of the Quality Learning Series (QLS). This year will see the release of nine new workshops aligned with the NEAS Quality Assurance Framework , providing high quality professional development for ELT teachers and professional staff across all sectors (independant ELICOS, VET, ...

CourseFinders – a review site for schools and agents

CourseFinders.com , a student-facing site from ICEF, brings reviews to the language travel industry, to the benefit of students, schools and agents. Students gain an objective resource to help them choose their course. Schools and agents gain qualified leads from prospective students. Everybody knows how important reviews are in the travel industry. Review sites such as TripAdvisor a...

Gallery Teachers presents the Safeguarding Basic Awareness course

With the issue of safeguarding students being the top priority of any educational organisation, Gallery Teachers is proud to present our brand new Safeguarding Basic Awareness course. This course is now open for registrations and the good news is....it is completely FREE of charge. This course focusses on safeguarding within the ELT industry, however, it does not necessarily have to b...

Hung parliament raises hopes for UK ELT

Prospects for a softer Brexit and a more welcoming attitude to international students may have improved by the lack of an overall majority for any party in the general election, says English UK . The Conservative manifesto had promised a full Brexit, leaving both the single market and the customs union, while Labour said it would keep the UK in the single market and the customs unio...

The 2017 NEAS Management Conference

NEAS would like to thank all those who attended the 2017 NEAS Management Conference which has been an incredible success. This year the conference was attended by the highest number of delegates in NEAS history! Many of the members mentioned it was the best NEAS conference they had ever attended, with special praise for Ita Buttrose's opening plenary, the catering and the overall organisation...

English UK members get world’s most immediate ELT data

Detailed market reports on 2017’s first trading quarter are now being used by English UK members to plan and revise their business strategies. The first report of English UK’s Quarterly Intelligence Cohort (QUIC) scheme has just gone out to its 124 members, providing an in-depth, quarterly analysis of the UK industry’s source markets within six weeks of the qua...

International House holds its 2017 Directors’ Conference in Toronto with guard.me

International House directors from around the globe have just returned from an incredible edition of the annual Directors’ Conference. Breaking from tradition, instead of being hosted by an affiliate school, this year IH Directors were kindly hosted by our partners guard.me Insurance in their wonderful city of Toronto. Keith Segal, President and Founder of guard.me Insurance sai...

Getting to know Global College - New Platinum Member

In today's interview we shall be taking a closer look at Global College Malta to find out why agents should get in touch with them in order to promote their courses in various destinations. Global College is located in SmartCity, Malta. How did Global College start and when was it established? Global College Malta is one of the top educational institutions offering a wide...

FELTOM Networking Event

FELTOM hosted a fantastic networking event at The Rooftop, which is part of the outdoor clubbing complex, Gianpula Village. This event brought together members of staff from FELTOM-accredited schools in a lovely ambience with a majestic backdrop provided by the silhouette of Mdina, Malta's Silent City. It was a great opportunity to meet people from our local industry befo...

News from New Horizons Australia

A lot's been going on at New Horizons Australia - from a new brochure, to a whole suite of new Diploma courses, to listed new Oracle training courses - all this and much more which we shall be keeping you up to date on. 5 New Nationally Accredited Diploma Courses That's right, we've just released 5 new, nationally accredited IT and Digital Media Diploma Courses. If you're...

IELA's Summer Programme in Dublin

IELA-Dublin , an agency run by parents, for parents , located in the beautiful safe prestigious villages of Sutton and Howth, just 20 minutes from Dublin airport. We provide a unique ‘ hands on’ service to students and their parents and work with exceptionally high quality host families located close to Sutton and Howth villages. As Nicky & Emer live in...

A typical virtual fair with IAES

International African Education Summit (IAES) continues to grow as one of the unique student and agent recruitment agencies within the Africa, Middle East and Asia regions. Amidst the various cost-effective solutions launched to helping Institutions grow their numbers within a time-frame, IAES has recently launched the virtual fair option. The virtual fair is created for ...

Under 18s outnumber adult students in UK ELT for the first time

There were more junior than adult students in the UK’s ELT centres in 2016, as structural changes within the industry continue. English UK’s latest student statistics report shows that, while many source markets declined last year, China entered the top five after years of steady growth and Saudi Arabia replaced Spain in second place. Italy remains the UK’s top sendi...

Interviewing Caroline Esinam Adzogble from IAES

Today we are pleased to publish an interview with Caroline Esinam Adzogble, a young entrepreneur and a very inspiring woman. We hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as we enjoyed working on it. How did you start in the Education Travel Industry? It all begun after my parent company Potter's International College got accredited as a career college in Ghana in the year 2014....

English UK Chief Executive vows to lead industry to success

Intelligence, quality, promotion and public affairs are at the heart of English UK’s plans for the future. Revised priorities, a new mission and an updated membership model were announced at English UK’s annual conference by Chief Executive Sarah Cooper, in response to what she described as “extreme pressure” being faced by the UK ELT sector. &ldqu...

The Dive and Network Programme

It is official. Schools & Agents, together with fRilingue are organising the second networking event for the Education Travel Industry. Following our Ski and Network event in Switzerland this January, we have decided to do something in a warmer climate which still provides participants with an exciting programme of events during which to network and talk shop! For this reason, we have d...

Introducing AIL Madrid

In today's interview we are pleased to introduce AIL Madrid so that you can read about what this school has to offer and how our agents can benefit from working with them. How did AIL Madrid come about and when was the school opened? The School Director and founder, Chris Haworth started AIL Madrid 11 years , although the story goes back beyond them to Chris...

The 2017 ICEF North America Workshop - Vancouver becomes ICEF's largest event ever held in Canada

Following the success of the largest ever Australia New Zealand Agent (ANZA) Workshop earlier this month, ICEF just hosted yet another record-breaking event. With 911 participants from 59 countries, the 2017 ICEF North America Workshop - Vancouver became ICEF’s largest agent networking event to be held in Canada. From April 23-25, 2017, North American educators, student recruitment agents, a...

A fond farewell to Jan Capper executive director at IALC

Jan will be leaving IALC to take up a position as the Chief Executive of CUBO , the association of College and University Business Officers in the UK and Ireland. Jan began her career in tourism, working for British, American and Malaysian travel companies in operational and marketing roles. She discovered study travel when she became marketing director o...

14 days left to register for the NEAS Management Conference

Register now to secure your place at the NEAS Management Conference 11-12 May 2017, at Doltone House in Sydney. This year's conference will be the major English Language Training event in NSW this year, so don't miss out on the opportunity to network and participate in some great professional development. The program is now finalised and promises a diverse and innovative line of prese...

New Platform FruitFame.com

A new platform has just been launched to help international education industry professionals showcase success stories that move the needle in marketing, branding, recruitment, enrolment and retention. FruitFame.com , brought to life by Jackfruit Marketing , offers a new channel for people to give their own version of how they achieved success. FruitFame.com enables users to create...

Giorgia Biccelli heads up new IALC Executive Board

IALC has elected Giorgia Biccelli, director of Linguaviva in Italy as its new president. Ms Biccelli, who previously served as vice president for quality assurance, leads an international board of directors drawn from IALC member schools. Ms Biccelli, reflecting upon being named president of IALC said: “IALC is a unique association and I feel extremely honoured and privile...

ICEF celebrates ten years of the Australia New Zealand Agent ANZA Workshop

The Australia New Zealand Agent (ANZA) Workshop just celebrated a 10-year milestone. Over the years, ANZA has become the largest agent networking event in Oceania, bringing together international student recruitment professionals from all over the world. On April 5 - 7, 2017, ANZA welcomed 482 participants to the Cairns Convention Centre, Australia; growing by an impressive 15% over last year. Org...

Back in Buenos Aires: promoting the UK to Latin American educational tour operators

The English UK Regional Fair, Latin America 2017 returned to the historic Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, earlier this month: six years after the UK-based language teaching association's last foray in the city. Latin America accounts for 11% of English language learning student weeks in the UK and, in the last annual statistical report, English UK members identified Argentina as a gr...

PON returns for 2017 bigger than ever before

The EU-funded scheme to boost English skills among Italian secondary pupils returns this summer, potentially benefiting English UK member centres. PON 2017 is worth €3,000 per student and for the first time covers schools from the whole of Italy, although the bulk of funding is still concentrated on its southern regions. Sarah Cooper, English UK’s chief executi...

FELTOM calls for work-study permits and walk-in applications to boost intake of international students

“FELTOM is constantly on the forefront lobbying for a number of issues and is currently exploring policies which tackle accessibility to efficient Visa processes, the introduction for work-study permits and walk-in applications – all of which would give an essential boost to local intake opening up for international students from different markets.” This was stated b...

News from the IALC 2017 Workshop and AGM in Boston

As many of you know IALC has recently held its annual Workshop and AGM in Boston, US between the 23rd and 26th of March 2017. Here are some of the highlights of this event. AGM Elections Celestine Rowland of Galway Cultural Institute completed her three-year term of office as IALC President and stepped down from the IALC Board. She was given a standing ovation at the AGM and...

Welcome to our New and Improved Schools and Agents Website

Spring is the time when nature is reborn after the cold winter months. And in our case we are also celebrating spring, a different kind of spring. It is with great pleasure that after months of hard work, we launch our new website. www.schoolsandagents.com has had a total makeover…and we couldn’t be happier to share her new face with you. In this article we shall go t...

Eddie Byers Scholarships launched: supporting communities through English language teaching

The Eddie Byers Scholarships, in memory of the late chief executive of English UK, are now open to applicants from UK charities for the first time. They will “enrich and support individuals and communities through English language teaching” through projects which meet a demonstrable need, have lasting effects, and create opportunities which would not otherwise have been av...

ICEF Moscow Workshop celebrates a special 20-year milestone

On March 17-19, 2017 ICEF celebrated an important milestone - the 20th year of the ICEF Moscow Workshop. For two decades ICEF Moscow has attracted educators, agents, and industry service providers from all over the world looking to build new partnerships. This year was no different; in total 374 participants, 7% of whom were attending their first ICEF event, gathered in Moscow for two days of one-...

Getting to know ILE - New Platinum Member

In today's interview we're speaking to Richard Ferro and Tania Assuncao who operate an Online English Language School from Malta. In our industry online and blended learning have become quite popular and here we are going to find out how ILE - I Love English do it, and what their recipe to success is. The concept of ILE is quite different from that of traditional schools. ...

IH Roadshow 2017

International House Study Abroad schools have been busy over the past few weeks putting on the 2017 edition of the IH Roadshow. The biggest Roadshow to date, the team included staff from 23 IH Study Abroad schools and events in 6 different cities. IH representatives had an excellent time meeting with local study abroad agents and students who were able to find out all the...

The first ICEF Central Asia Focus held in Kazakhstan

On March 13-14, 2017 ICEF hosted 149 participants at its first ICEF Central Asia Focus event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. During the one-and-a-half-day workshop, 110 organisations from 24 countries worldwide conducted 944 pre-scheduled business meetings. 18% of participants were attending an ICEF event for the first time. Central Asia is increasing its importance in the international ...

English UK leads the way on ELT market data

English UK is launching a new market intelligence service which will alert its members to trends and how they are performing in relation to competitors within weeks of each quarter ending. The Quarterly Intelligence Cohort (QUIC) will bring a range of benefits to English UK members who take part, including professional analysis, quarterly high-quality and detailed reports, accurate ...

Dive and Network in Malta

The Network Plus, formed by Schools & Agents and fRilingue, proudly present another networking event for the education travel industry: Dive and Network in Malta. When will it be? The event takes place from Thursday, 28 th September to Monday 2 nd October 2017. What's the plan? These events are aimed at all those people who ...

FELTOM17 is in full swing

The first morning of meetings at the FELTOM Workshop which is currently being held in Malta is now over and it is time for agent school visits! However, the annual FELTOM Malta Workshop officially kicked off yesterday with a welcome reception at the Malta National Aquarium after the agents had a full day to explore Gozo and enjoy Malta's sister island. This morning it w...

London terrorist attack: English UK reassures agents, students and families

English UK has joined other UK authorities urging students and families not to be alarmed, after London became the latest European city to be affected by terrorism. Sarah Cooper, chief executive of English UK, said: "We are profoundly shocked by the act of one individual yesterday, and our thoughts are with the families of the visitors and Londoners who were caught up in this attack...

New format of English UK regional fairs proves a success

English UK’s recent regional fair attracted great feedback from UK educators pleased with the opportunity to maximise networking time with quality educational tour operators (ETOs) from across the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Held at a luxury resort hotel in Abu Dhabi, this event trialled English UK's new fair format. Whilst the ever popular key elements remain ...

Digital marketing through video

The student decision of where to study is now mainly driven by lifestyle choices and perception. Students want to know what their experience will be like at any given institution in another country. What does it look like? What can you do there? What are other students like them saying about it? As educators and marketers, we are constantly striving to convey this information in an authentic manne...

Program Available for 2017 NEAS Management Conference

Register now for the 2017 NEAS Conference. Our theme, THE Q FACTOR, embraces the importance of identifying and celebrating best practice in quality in international education. Developing a culture of quality requires strong committed stewardship from everyone in the sector and a shared understanding of quality. The draft conference program is available . Plenary Speaker at t...

The Network Plus - Making Networking Affordable and Fun

Schools & Agents have teamed up with fRilingue to come up with a networking option for those schools and organisations who are interested in networking with other industry professionals in different parts of the world while having fun and trying out new and exciting things. The focus of our events is networking, meaning that we have a full programme of activities and you are all...

The IALC Workshop in Boston - coming right up!

This year the IALC Workshop is moving to Boston, specifically to the Boston Park Plaza, which is a true Boston landmark and a hotel that combines historical charm with contemporary elegance. This workshop provides agents from all around the world to meet over 150 IALC schools, and is being hosted by ELC Boston. The IALC Workshops are renowned for the thousands of courses that agents...

High number of first-time participants at the ICEF Mexico-Colombia Agent Roadshow

On February 28 and March 3, 2017, the ICEF Mexico - Colombia Agent Roadshow offered one-day workshops in Mexico City and Bogota. During the event, 295 participants from 17 countries conducted 1 828 on-site business meetings. Of all roadshow participants, 14% were attending their first ICEF event. Mexico and Colombia are the second and third largest economies in Latin America respect...

The FELTOM Malta Workshop comes to an end

After almost a week of activities, networking, meetings and heaps of fun and good connections, the FELTOM Malta Workshop, which was being held at the Radisson Blu Resort Hotel and Spa at Golden Bay in Malta came to an end last night with a lovely closing reception. It was yet another opportunity to mix and mingle and for two lucky winners the cherry on the cake was the fact that they won a fl...

Nominations are now open for the Lead5050 WIE Awards 2017

Yesterday, Lead5050 opened their call for nominations for the first ever Women in International Education (WIE) Awards 2017. The awards recognise outstanding men and women who work to raise the profile of gender equality in the International Education industry. Lead5050 are also delighted to announce that the main sponsor for the awards will be ILAC . If you would ...

Continued growth defines the ICEF Japan – Korea Agent Roadshow

The ICEF Japan – Korea Agent Roadshow took place on February 21-23, 2017 in Tokyo and Seoul. During the two-day networking event educators met with Japanese and Korean agents conducting a total of 1 059 in-person business meetings. Overall, the event has grown by six percent compared to last year, hosting 268 participants from 17 countries around the world, of which 14% were attending an ICE...

guard.me partners with CanadaVisa to provide free online immigration tool for international students

guard.me International Insurance now offers international students a free online immigration tool in partnership with CanadaVisa. The CanadaVisa Study Hub provides international students with a wide range of customizable tools and resources, including information about visas, study permits and the Canadian immigration process. "Navigating the Canadian immigration system can be confu...

TEQSA and NEAS Share Vision for Quality

On 20 February 2017, Patrick Pheasant, NEAS Chief Executive Officer and Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive Officer, TEQSA met regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations. The memorandum came into effect December 2016 and recognises the two organisations shared vision for quality. TEQSA plays a vital role in the global quality assurance and regulation of Aust...

guard.me supports EC education project in Cambodia

“We have defined our purpose as helping students succeed in a global community. This describes our reason for being and the impact we want to have on the world.” –EC English Language Centres Across countries, time zones, and throughout all sections of its organisation, this statement inspires and focuses the team at EC English Language Centres. It is also a co...

Benjamin Colthorpe joins NEAS

Benjamin Colthorpe has joined the NEAS team as NEAS Quality Assurance Assessor (Sydney). Ben holds a Masters of Linguistics and joins us from the University of Newcastle Language Centre. Ben will be joining the NEAS Team based in Sydney and will be Account Manager for a number of NEAS providers across the country. NEAS has also placed Quality Assurance Assessors in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in...

Event Preview - The FELTOM Malta Workshop 2017

It's only a few weeks away and once again FELTOM has a jam-packed programme for the schools, agents and service providers who will be joining us in Malta between the 13th and 17th of March 2017. Once again the FELTOM Malta Workshop will be held at The Radisson BLU Resort and Spa, Malta Golden Sands, one of Malta's most beautiful 5-star hotels, with a breathtaking view of one of our picturesqu...

Interview with Trinity College London

Trinity College London is an organisation that requires no introduction. We are pleased to have been in touch with Andrew Harrison, Business Development Manager for the UK and Ireland, who has answered some questions regarding how Trinity College London can be beneficial for our readers. What are the aims of Trinity College London? Our aims are to promote and foster the best possib...

International House Roadshow 2017

Known for their intimate size and engaging atmosphere, International House Roadshows are an ideal chance for agents to discuss business opportunities, network in a relaxed yet structured setting and build new relationships with IH schools. The next IH Roadshow will take place in Spain, France and Italy in March 2017 and will focus on some of our exciting Study Abroad schools and des...

Growth, diversity and new participants mark the ICEF Dubai Workshop

The ICEF Dubai Workshop, held on February 6-8 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, hosted 421 participants representing 301 organisations worldwide, a six percent increase from last year. Over the course of the two-and-a-half-day event, educators, student recruitment agents and education industry service providers from 44 countries conducted 4 014 face-to-face business meetings to form new partnership...

IHWO partners with guard.me International Insurance to host 2017 Directors’ Conference in Toronto, Canada

The annual International House World Organisation (IHWO) Directors’ Conference takes place this year from May 6 – 9, 2017 in Toronto. Traditionally hosted by a different International House school every year, this year the event is being hosted by longstanding IHWO partner guard.me International Insurance. Delegates from 160 affiliate schools worldwide are invited to attend the first-e...

NEAS launches 2017 Quality Learning Series

Throughout 2017, NEAS will offer 40 workshops across Australia for teachers and professionals as part of the Quality Learning Series (QLS). This year will see the release of nine new workshops aligned with the NEAS Quality Assurance Framework, providing high quality professional development for ELT teachers and professional staff across all sectors (independant ELICOS, VET, AMEP, high school and h...

Record Breaking IH AMT Conference Kicks off 2017

The year has got off to a record breaking start for International House World Organisation, with a bumper edition of the Academic Management and Trainers conference taking place in Greenwich from January 5th – 7th. 2017 is the second year that the conference has included delegates from both academic management and teacher trainer roles within the IH network, which has contributed to the rise...

NEAS signs MOU with ASQA

On 14 January 2017, Patrick Pheasant, NEAS Chief Executive Officer and Professor The Hon Michael Lavarch AO, Commissioner Risk, Intelligence and Regulatory Support of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) met regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations. The memorandum came into effect on 5 January 2017 and recognises the two organisation’s strong collaborat...

IHWO January News

In this article we shall look at some of the IH schools around the world and see what they have been up to over the past few weeks. GLS IH Berlin - Campus Hotel with a Pool Since October 2016 students at GLS IH Berlin, have access to a swimming pool. The pool is part of the new hotel on campus, Hotel Oderberger. The British newspaper The Guardian recently listed the hotel as "one...

Interviewing Markus Badde - ICEF

Markus Badde is certainly someone who does not need any introductions in our field. For many years he has developed the ICEF brand, so that nowadays his company offers services to every player from every corner of the world within the education travel industry. In this interview we're going back to the roots of ICEF, to see how it started and to find out more about the ethos of the company and tho...

New networking group aims to raise profile of women in the international education industry and launches

Women in International Education (WIE) Awards 2017 When we were lucky enough to speak to senior women in the industry who had blazed a trail before us, and we heard their story, we felt energised and inspired to do more. We would come away from even just a short conversation, feeling we could achieve our goals. If they had done it, why not us? So we asked ourselves, ´how can we share this en...

guard.me Sponsors Ski & Network Event

We are proud to announce that guard.me International Insurance is sponsoring our Ski & Network event that kicks off tomorrow, 6th January 2017 - an event which is being organised in collaboration with our partners in Switzerland, fRilingue. guard.me is giving out Medical Cover to all the participants at the event, and with that, as per the company's slogan, it is keeping me (and...

Our annual Christmas video is here!

It's 630am on Christmas Eve. Presents have all been wrapped and placed under the tree, and we are all ready to start with the Christmas celebrations. However, we couldn't leave before making a short video of thanks and good greetings and sharing it with you! A very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. See you all in 2017! Photo credit: www.jasoncoreyphoto.com ...

FELTOM’s Christmas Drinks, More Than Just A Social Do

The Federation of English Language Teaching Organisations of Malta (FELTOM) recently hosted its annual Christmas drinks party. The social evening at Valletta Waterfront’s Hard Rock Bar was attended by FELTOM board members, schools and a number of agents. During the event, an informal collection amongst all those present, raised a contribution of €250 which have now been d...

In a world full of sadness, good people still exist!

Most of you have certainly met Alison Sturrock, who has been part of the fabulous IHWO team for quite a while now. It is with a heavy heart that we now have to say goodbye to her, however, we are not here to write about sad things. In fact, we are here to share Alison's story as she embarks on her new adventure helping people in some of the poorest regions in the world. Here's her story! ...

IHWO Donates to YUVA Syrian Refugee Charity

In May this year during the annual IH Directors conference, held in Oxford in 2016, school directors took part in a charity auction by bringing items from their home countries to be auctioned off. This year IHWO raised money for YUVA, a charity working to empower the Syrian community in the South East of Turkey through its Nizip and Kırıkhan Community Centers since 2013 under the Sy...

guard.me Announces Keystone Partnership with Manitoba Council for International Education

guard.me International Insurance is pleased to formalize its ongoing commitment to the Manitoba Council for International Education (MCIE) by becoming its official Keystone Partner. The partnership will help MCIE create greater professional development opportunities for its members and to recruit qualified international students to the Province of Manitoba. "MCIE is very excited to ...

ICEF Coach

One of the themes running through every international education conference we attend these days is that of increased competition. Whether in the form of emerging markets looking for international students or increased activity from competition in their region, schools are saying that you have to work harder to attract international students. How true is this? In fact, it is ver...

Agent quality continues to be a defining aspect of the ICEF North America Workshop – Miami

The ICEF North America Workshop – Miami, ICEF’s largest agent networking event in North America, was held on December 5-7, 2016 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, USA. The workshop hosted 1,053 participants representing 715 organizations from 72 countries worldwide, 14% of whom were first-time ICEF workshop attendees. Over the course of two days, 451 educators, primarily from the US and C...

It's time for this year's IH Christmas Video!

It is that time of the year when we start thinking about Christmas traditions from all around the world, and this year's International House video focuses on just that. IH would like to thank everyone who took part: International House Integra Katowice, International House Toruń, International House Sydney Language School, International House Coimbra, International House Valencia - ...

CBIE 2016 in Ottawa – guard.me annual networking reception

This year at the CBIE Conference in Ottawa, guard.me International Insurance hosted its annual networking reception at the trendy Sidedoor Kitchen and Bar in the Byward Market. The event was a chance for guard.me partners and associates to catch up with colleagues while enjoying internationally inspired entrees, tapas and tacos. The evening was all about "Making an impact" as guard....

Professor Michael Anderson - Key Note Speaker at NEAS Management Conference

NEAS are pleased to announce that Professor Michael Anderson will be a key note speaker at their annual conference next year. Professor Anderson is an internationally recognised educational leader. He has taught, researched and published in education and transformation for over 20 years including 13 books and 55 book chapters and journal articles. His organisation 4C Transformative Learning w...

“SHAKES‐SHARE” – London, 11‐13th November, 2016

After a whirlwind weekend of theatre, language and international friendships, we can now look back at what was an incredible collaboration ‐ the first International Playhouse project: “Shakes‐Share”. This vibrant educational event saw three schools, three cultures and three languages come together to share their passion towards theatre and learning. The project involved Internatio...

Explore a world of language education through a cooperation and career with the Verbalists Language Network

Just in time for Christmas, we have received one of the finest accolades we could have hoped for – over a whopping 100,000 Facebook followers, and more than 1,000,000 video views on Verbalists’ YouTube channel. A big thank you from all of us! We are also proud to announce that 2016 has been another record breaking year for Prodirekt having engaged more language learners ...

Featured Organisation - Londonist DMC

In this feature we are pleased to publish an interview that we did with Asim Erturk from Londonist DMC, which is the UK's leading destination management centre company, offering the widest choice of tailor made services in every area of London as well as other cities in the UK. When did your company start and why did you feel there was the need to open such a company? L...

Inspiration, professional development and catching up with colleagues: the English UK Teachers’ Conference

Preparing students for a world where they are likeliest to speak English with other non-native speakers, supporting learning difficulties and classroom research were just a few of the subjects tackled at a packed English UK Teachers’ Conference. Over 200 teachers and exhibitors attended the London event, and organiser Tom Weatherley said it showed the quality of teaching in th...

Vocabulary project wins teachers’ Action Research award

A teacher who began her career in Russian schools has won the third English UK/Cambridge English Language Assessment Action Research scheme award. Aida Sahutoglu, who teaches at St Giles' London Central school, was chosen for this year's award for her project investigating teaching students how to study vocabulary independently. Half of the students in her project were still using h...

2017 NEAS Management Conference - Save the Date!

NEAS will be hosting the NEAS 2017 Conference at Doltone House, located in Sydney's Darling Island Wharf on 11 and 12 May 2017. The theme this year will be Developing a Culture of Quality. NEAS will be hosting the NEAS 2017 Conference at Doltone House, located in Sydney's Darling Island Wharf on 11 and 12 May 2017. The theme this year will be Developing a Culture of Quality. ...

English UK and StudyPortals renew deal bringing cost-effective direct marketing to members

English UK members will continue to get a free or discounted listing on one of Europe’s leading course search websites after the organisation renewed its deal with the Study Portals group for a further year. All English UK members get a free basic listing on the specialist LanguageLearningPortal site and a 10 per cent discount if they take up the premium service, which allows ...

Landmark settlement unlocks economic, skills development potential of English foreign language schools

Education South Africa (EduSA) has reached a landmark settlement with the Departments of Home Affairs and Higher Education and Training, easing the entry of its prospective international students into the country through the awarding of Ministerial exemptions. This follows a protracted policy impasse that EduSA says has wrought significant damage to its members, who are comprised of 22 English as ...

Record-breaking year for ICEF Berlin

The ICEF Berlin Workshop had another record-breaking year, hosting the largest-ever number of one-to-one business meetings. Over the course of the three-day workshop, 1 583 organisations from 100 countries came together to network, learn, and build meaningful connections through 27 267 onsite business meetings. Among the 2 444 participants 1 032 were education agents and 1 412 were educators, serv...

"10,000 Textbooks" Ready to Set Sail for Cambodia

The team at Voice in Cambodia are eagerly awaiting delivery of "10,000 Textbooks", donated by NEAS' sponsor Bookery (worth over $180,000.00), shipped by NEAS Quality Endorsed member ICTE-UQ and warehoused in-country by NEAS Quality Endorsed member ACE Cambodia. NEAS member colleges and their staff have rallied to the cause, and have donated over $3,000.00 in cash to V...

International Playhouse: Shakes-Share performance by IH

Next weekend students from IH Ancona & Jesi and IH Voronezh will be in London performing their original versions of Shakespeare works. Members of the public are warmly invited to join in for these performances at Leyton 6th Form College on Sunday 13th November from 2pm. The performances are as follows: Students from Leyton 6th Form College will perform a version ...

Tag, tag, tag away: Our #ICEF16 photo album is ready

You can now view the photo album that we have uploaded to our Facebook page simply by clicking the link below. Once you're at it feel free to tag yourselves, your colleagues and also your schools....oh, and if it's not too much to ask...please Like our page too :) Link here . ...

The ICEF Berlin Workshop comes to an end!

"All 'our' bags are packed; 'We're ready to go..." The ICEF Berlin Workshop has come to an end. Yesterday evening we saw the event come to an end at around 630pm, and for those of you who follow us on social media we actually walked with you through the hallways of the Intercontinental Hotel as the very last meetings were ending and as the stands started to be dismantled. &...

The joys of international dance moves at #ICEF16

The first day of meetings at the ICEF Berlin Workshop came to an end with a fantastic Halloween-themed dinner....and, of course, dancing...lots of dancing! Despite the numerous day meetings, which have increased this year, the dinner halls were packed and so was the dancing hall later on. Everyone seemed to be having a great time whilst networking with new connections and catching u...

Officially tuned in to #ICEF16

If you're in any way connected to the education travel industry, right now Berlin is the place to be. The ICEF Berlin Workshop, an event which certainly needs no introduction in our industry, has officially kicked off tonight with the welcome reception. Hundreds of delegates from all around the world flock into the German capital and for the next three days they will be meeting old ...

Still going strong at #ICEF16

The second day of meetings here at the ICEF Berlin Workshop is in full swing! This morning we have been kept quite busy preparing a feature for you, which you will be able to see and read about later on in the day. We've been bouncing from one stand to the other and from area of the workshop to the next talking to delegates, collecting feedback and catching people's reactions. &n...

Don't just take our word for it - #ICEF16

As the ICEF Berlin workshops is, once again, almost coming to an end, here is some feedback that we collected from some of the delegates throughout the day. Enjoy! ...

The first day of meetings at #ICEF16 has started

People walking in, greeting each other. Handshakes. Hugs. Kisses....these are all signs that ICEF 2016 has now officially started. Schools are at their desks, agents are bouncing from one meeting hall to the other, exhibition stands are all set up and receiving the first visitors, and everything is under control and well under way. In our case, we are stationed at the M...

Interview with Markus Badde, CEO of ICEF

It has been a very eventful day for us here at ICEF Berlin and as the first day of meetings is coming to an end, we are pleased and honoured to have met ICEF's CEO, Markus Badde who has shared some feedback on this year's ICEF Berlin and on what's in the pipeline for ICEF. Some of the key points highlighted during the interview were that this year's ICEF Berlin has grown by 2% in ed...

Agent quality drives successful ICEF Beijing Workshop

The ICEF Beijing Workshop, held on 12-14 October 2016, welcomed a total of 419 participants from 31 countries around the world. Over the course of the two days, 172 educators and 199 selected agents conducted 3 621 pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings. Participating agents came from 12 countries across Asia, with China, South Korea and Taiwan being the top three countries. Furthermore,...

IALC and UED run Istanbul Agent Workshop

IALC and Turkish agent association UED ran their first joint language travel workshop in Istanbul on 14 October. The Workshop was followed by the UED Awards evening, at which three IALC members were among the winners and which IALC was proud to sponsor. Quality meetings The IALC-UED Workshop took place at the Nippon Hotel. High-quality Turkish agencies had business meet...

Be part of the 2nd World Cup for the int’l student recruitment industry

For the second year in a row the World Cup for the international student recruitment industry will be organised in Berlin, one day after the ICEF Berlin Workshop. This year, this World Cup will be held at the Aspria Berlin Kurfürstendamm Karlsruher Str. 20, 10711 Berlin. The bus for this event leaves from the InterContinental Hotel at 1100am and the tournament will end at 1700h...

IALC International Workshop 2017 - Registrations are open!

Exhibit, sponsor and advertise at the IALC International Workshop in March 2017 and get your brand in front of people who can add value to your business! Popular with directors and senior managers, the IALC workshop will be the largest it's ever been. We are expecting approximately 300 participants registered in Boston next year: 130 IALC-accredited schools, 150 study travel agencie...

guard.me International Insurance donates $150,000 to international education at Lambton College

A significant donation was made to Lambton College on behalf of guard.me International Insurance and will increase success initiatives for the College’s international student population. Earlier this week, the Lambton College Foundation received a donation of $150,000 from guard.me International Insurance. The funds will be used to create additional exp...

Patrick Pheasant - New CEO of NEAS

The Board is pleased to announce that Mr Patrick Pheasant has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of NEAS, following an extensive search and selection process. Previously Director at the University of Sydney Centre for English Teaching, Patrick brings to the role a wealth of international education experience from Higher Education, VET, High School and ELICOS s...

Event Preview - The ICEF Berlin Workshop

It's an annual event in our industry. Any workshop we attend post-summer always concludes with the words "Will I see you in Berlin?" And that can only mean one thing - that if you haven't been to ICEF Berlin, you have to try and be there because it's most certainly one not to miss. What is ICEF Berlin's forte? Well speaking from personal experience, as this will be our ...

New Segal International Centre a home away from home for more than 1,100 international Georgian students

Imagine that you’ve just arrived in a new country to attend college. Maybe it’s your first time away from home. Maybe you don’t know the language. Maybe you don’t know anyone. The hardest thing you’ll do now is navigate your way through the complex support system at your school. That's the biggest worry Georgian College international student Paulo Cardo...

Digital Marketing Strategy

QUESTION: How many entrepreneurs do you know about, who have an organized, automated digital marketing strategy that brings in new prospects every week, at a low cost that gets lower over time? In this article, by JeanPaul Galea from Websuccess we are going to analyse some answers to this question. MY GUESS : Very few, if any. There is one thing I know for sure af...

Live feedback from the 5th ELT Malta Conference

In the video clip below you can see the live comments of some of the delegates who are taking part in the 5th ELT Malta Conference. We 'caught' them as they were walking out of plenaries or workshops or during coffee breaks (so we do apologise for any background noise), however, we wanted to give our readers a real feel of what's currently going on the Mediterranean Conference Centr...

Final Day at the 5th ELT Conference in Malta

As early as 7:30 this morning participants started walking into the La Vallette Hall at the Mediterranean Conference Centre (you can see the view this magnificent building boasts of in the image). The final registrations were completed, and soon it was time for the third plenary of this conference to take place. Scott Thornbury started off the day and certainly kept everyone interes...

ICEF Celebrates 1,000 ICEF Agent Training Course Graduates

ICEF GmbH has reached an important milestone, graduating 1 000 agents through the ICEF Agent Training Course (IATC). These 1,000 agents represent 103 countries worldwide. The IATC launched six years ago as a means of raising the standard of quality and professionalism of student recruitment agents, and now the graduate base has reached an all-time high. The 1,000th agent is Abdusala...

The 5th ELT Malta Conference - Learner Engagement in ELT

An eventful start to this conference: 14:10 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Minister Evarist Bartolo walks in and it is time for the opening ceremony. Daniel Xerri starts by thanking all the people involved in the organisation of this event and then invited the Minister to give the opening speech. "Unless we respect learners we are not engaging them...We also need ...

Nicola Gray joins the NEAS team!

NEAS is delighted to welcome Nicola Gray to the team as a Quality Assurance Assessor! Nicola worked as both Academic and Campus Manager for Ability English 's ELICOS centre and as an AMEP College Manager for Navitas in Auburn and Canberra. Nicola also has experience in the management of offshore university partnerships in South East Asia ...

The Image Conference - Live from Malta

The Image Conference is currently being held in Malta, specifically at the Mediterranean Conference Centre (MCC) as an introduction to the 5th ELT Malta Conference 2016. This conference is the only conference in the world which integrates the world of film, images, video and gaming with that of English Language Teaching. Kieran Donaghy is the founder of The Image Conference and duri...

Why Ski and Network in the Alps?

As most of you now know, Schools & Agents together with fRilingue will be hosting its first industry networking event in Leysin, Switzerland, in the Alps between the 6h and 10th of January 2017. In this article we're going to find out more about this event, about why it is called Ski and Network, and also about why it is not called a workshop or a conference. This event is aimed...

Language Quality Assurance Agencies Meet in Washington for the Third QALEN Symposium

Representatives from five countries and eight language quality assurance agencies gathered in Washington, DC from September 8-10, 2016 for the Third Annual Symposium of the Quality Assurance in Language Education Network (QALEN). Founded in 2014, QALEN's objective is to "provide opportunities for participants and members from accrediting and quality assurance bodies in the language ...

The 2016 FEDELE Workshop in Alicante ends...with a bang!

And it's over. We're back home (no delays this time!), unpacked, and back at our desks...although in our heads we might still be having a ball in Alicante! The 2016 FEDELE workshop has come to an end...and as you can see in the short video below, it's come to an end with a bang. However, the whole evening was so much more than the Micro Mascleta prepared for us by Fernando Batalla f...

Sponsorship deal secures high-quality, low-cost English UK conferences

English UK members can enjoy another year of high-quality professional conferences at the lowest possible cost thanks to a new sponsorship deal with Trinity College London. This year's programme includes the revival of the Student Experience conference as well as a new series of webinars to help members get specialist training without travelling. Sarah Cooper, chief exe...

El Huerto del Cura and a fantastic dinner on the 2nd day of FEDELE 2016

The second day of the FEDELE Workshop which is currently being held in Alicante ended with a lovely visit to Europe's largest palm grove in Elche, a town close to Alicante. During the visit we learned about the history of the garden, what goes into maintaining it and keeping it nice and green and we also managed to get a glimpse of the family of peacocks who have taken up residence ...

Interview with Bob Burger from Malaca Instituto

In this short interview, Bob Burger from Malaca Instituto shares with us his very positive thoughts on this year's FEDELE Workshop in Alicante. Here's what he had to say: ...

Interview with Ana Cozar from FEDELE

In this interview we have spoken with Ana Cozar, who, together with her dynamic team, was responsible for the organisation of this workshop. Ana speaks about the success of this year's FEDELE workshop and also gives us some hints about what's going to happen next year....apparently we're in for a surprise and we most certainly look forward to sharing it with you as soon as we find o...

The XVII FEDELE Workshop kicks off with an al fresco welcome reception

After a few travelling bumps and ride in order to reach our destination, we've finally made it! And worth it has that been so far, even after a mere few hours in this city. Alicante is vibrant, it's full of activity, rich in history and has a lot to offer. "Alicante is not just beautiful weather". These were the words used to describe this year's destination for the 17th FEDELE Work...

First day of meetings at the FEDELE Workshop in full swing

The first morning of meetings at the XVII FEDELE workshop currently being held in Alicante is in full swing. Education institutions from all over Spain and agents are looking to strengthen partnerships or establish new ones by making the most of the time that is allocated to them. Nevertheless, we all know that these conversations will most certainly go on during this evening's netw...

Photos from the first day of meetings in Alicante

We are pleased to share some photos from yesterday's welcome reception at the Alicante Castle Restaurant as well as today's first day of meetings which are being held at the Melia Hotel in Alicante. Facebook photo album: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolsAgents/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154622136365283 Feel free to visit the page, view the album, tag y...

Laughter, determination, minimal sleep and over £15,000 raised for the Eddie Byers Scholarship

The English UK team completed the Three Peaks Challenge under a glorious full moon on the top of Snowdon on Saturday night. Along the way there was laughter, determination, minimal sleep, and over £15,000 raised for the Eddie Byers Scholarship Fund, our motivation for the challenge. Here's their adventure.... "Seventeen members of the extended English UK family took part, with...

English UK staff climb every mountain in style

Seventeen members of the extended English UK family completed the Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday evening, raising over £16,000 in memory of our late chief executive Eddie Byers. A core group completed Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon between teatime on Friday and bedtime on Saturday, walking 26 miles, with 2,926 metres of climb, and driving around 462 miles, mostly throu...

Innovation and diversity define higher education workshops in Liverpool

ICEF convened two highly successful higher education networking events in Liverpool, UK this month. The ICEF Higher Education Workshop was held on 10–12 September, followed by the ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum on 13 September. Both events hosted a remarkably diverse group of international educators from all over the world. The ICEF 2016 Higher Education Workshop pro...

ICEF expands digital services for international educators

ICEF GmbH announced today the launch of ICEF Media, a new division that will offer expanded video and digital marketing services to the international education sector. Online marketing channels play an increasingly important role in international student recruitment, and video is a major driver of student engagement online. Video provides a compelling introduction to an...

QALEN Washington 2016 Symposium

QALEN Washington has successfully wrapped up the 2016 Symposium, with key learnings shared amongst attendees around minimum teacher qualifications, effective curriculum writing and a rising issue related to the increasing numbers of "under 18's" as global travelling learners! This year's Symposium piloted a new element, being the collection of views and information from GAELA...

StudyWorld Quiz Night

Last night was the final networking event at this year's StudyWorld London 2016 Workshop, during which we were tested on our General , Musical and Cultural Knowledge. We had to form teams of six people, which makes this a great way to get to know and speak to participants who you might not have had the chance to talk to during the meeting times. The quiz night consisted...

Final day of meetings at StudyWorld London 2016

Following last night's pub quiz, which was a really fun networking event, we are all "coffeed up" and ready to get going with the final day of meetings here at StudyWorld London. It's still the beginning of the day, however, educators and agents have already started walking into the meetings halls and setting up for their first appointments. Watch this space to stay updated with the...

Interview with Sarah Cooper, Chief Executive of English UK

We've decided to save the best for last :) In this final interview, live from StudyWorld London 2016 we met Sarah Cooper, English UK's new Chief Executive who reveals some very interesting information about next year's StudyWorld Workshop. ...

StudyWorld, English UK’s major international trading event, is getting a radical transformation.

From 2017 It will focus solely on promoting UK education, supporting the creation of major international partnerships and contracts alongside more traditional agent/educator meetings, and encouraging the whole sector to work together in new ways. It also moves to the prestigious QEII Conference Centre in central London. "After so many months of work, we're delighted to finally revea...

It's 830am and StudyWorld 2016 has officially started

First handshakes, first hugs and first meetings of the day. It's just after 830am here at the London Hilton Metropole Hotel and the "workshop" feeling is already strong. Here's a sneak peak of what we're up to here at StudyWorld 2016. Discussions are already taking place even in the chill out area that has been specifically set up in one of the meeting halls. &nb...

We are live at StudyWorld London 2016 with VSO

Every child deserves an education. It is a direct route out of poverty. But millions are missing out because of a lack of properly trained teachers, or by being excluded from classrooms simply because of who they are. VSO seeks to develop partnerships to support four key programmes focussing on Inclusive Education, Using Technology, Education Management and Teacher Training. All Stu...

¡Hasta! luego Alicante!

The FEDELE Annual meeting will be held in Alicante between the 25th and 28th September 2016. The FEDELE Annual Meeting is a promotional event that aims to encourage the relationships of Spanish language schools federated with agencies and consultants specialised in language travel around the world. Representatives from both of these groups meet during two days of...

English language centre association initiates court action to resolve “unconstitutional rejection of study visas"

EduSA has submitted court papers challenging the South African government and policy makers about their failure to make proper allowance for visas for international students wishing to enter South Africa to study English as a foreign language. EduSA is the national association of English language schools in South Africa. Its 24 members are English language schools that teach Engli...

Are you ready for StudyWorld London 2016?

London calling! It's that time of the year again. Facebook friends from outside of Europe start checking into their various terminals and making their way to Europe for Conference Season. The beginning of September is always that time of year which takes us to London, and we, will most certainly be there too from the 5th to the 7th of September at the London Hilton Metropole attending StudyWorld L...

Event Preview: ETN Workshop - Lima, Peru

The next ETN Workshop will be held in Lima in Peru, specifically at the Sheraton Hotel between the 15th and 16th September 2016. Who are ETN? Inspired by busy educational professionals, ETN Focus Workshops reinvent networking events into exclusive opportunities to selct only the most relevant partners in less explored markets. These workshops take you on a learning expe...

Mark Raven steps down as NEAS Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Directors of NEAS today announced that Mr Mark Raven will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of NEAS in late October 2016. The Board thanked Mr Raven for his significant contribution to NEAS over the past three years. During his time as Chief Executive Officer, Mark was instrumental in the development and successful implementation of a new Qual...

Event Preview - ICEF Latin America Workshop

Marketing season is just round the corner yet again for most of us, and that can only mean that industry conference organisers are busy getting things ready and in order for workshops to resume. One of these workshops is the ICEF Latin America Workshop which is going to be held at the Grand Hyatt São Paulo between the 22nd and 24th September, 2016. Latin America is an ever-so...

QALEN Washington 2016 - The Agenda

QALEN Washington 2016 is hosted by US based Quality Assurance agency ACCET in early September. In consultation with collaborating QA agencies and ELT centres from Australia, South Africa, the UK, New Zealand, Canada and Malta, the agenda will discuss global issues associated with (a) Teacher and Academy Manager Qualifications (b) Quality Curriculum (c) W...

Skiing and Networking Event to kick off 2017

Leave your business clothes at home and join us for a more informal industry event to kick off 2017. The Skiing and Networking Event, which is powered by us at Schools & Agents and our colleagues and friends at fRilingue, will take place amongst the white slopes of the beautiful Swiss between the 6th and 10th of January 2017. Throughout the year we tend to meet each other from p...

Hispania's newly renovated Reception Area

We are glad to announce that at Hispania, Escuela de Espanol we have done a very beautiful job renovating our reception area...and here it is the result :) Our reception area is now larger and more comfortable, which makes it a perfect place to welcome our studentes. We also have a new waiting room next to the reception desk which is open to everyone. Last summer, due to the growing number...

EdYOUfest - An ELT Ideas Igniter

EdYOUfest is an event that will be organised in Sicily, specifically in Ostello Baia Del Corallo in Palermo between the 26th and 30th of August. This event is intended for teachers from all around the world and it is a workshop with a twist in that the main aim is to get industry professionals to share their ideas of best practices whilst relaxing in the lovely surroundings so that they can Re-tre...

Support for French in Normandy as they drive the Mongol Rally for Heart Children’s Home

The ICEF Education Fund is proud to support long term ICEF clients, French in Normandy (FIN) as they participate in the Mongol Rally to raise funds for Heart Children’s Home in Kenya. Founded and operated by ICEF agent Julia Steiner, the Heart Children’s Home provides food, shelter, medical care, support and education to approximately 24 children in Malindi, Kenya. Start...

NEAS partners with VOICE in Cambodia

NEAS is proud to announce that we have established a partnership with VOICE, an Australian charity working directly with people in crisis in Cambodia to help them access food, shelter, healthcare, education, safety, and sustainable livelihoods. In line with NEAS' commitment to providing quality education internationally, NEAS is raising funds for VOICE to enable underprivileged peop...

Making a Difference Beyond Insurance

At guard.me International Insurance, it is believed that international education plays an important role in fostering learning and understanding of different cultures and ideas. That’s why guard.me International Insurance is committed to supporting international education initiatives around the world. As we've seen on many occasions, their mission has always been to act as a resource for the...

English UK staff climb (almost) every mountain to raise money for memorial fund

The English UK team is climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales in just 24 hours in memory of late chief executive Eddie Byers. They hope to raise £15,000 for a scholarship fund in Eddie’s name with a sponsored walk of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, travelling between the three peaks by minibus to complete the challenge in time. "We wanted to r...

Event Preview - StudyWorld London 2016

With only a few short weeks left to StudyWorld London 2016 we thought it would be a great idea to remind you of just how good this event is. StudyWorld London has been a respected agent workshop for all serious study abroad professionals since 1969. It is organised by English UK, the national association of accredited English language centres StudyWorld London 2016 takes places from...

First ICEF Thailand – Vietnam Agent Roadshow a huge success

The first ever ICEF Thailand – Vietnam Agent Roadshow took place June 14 – 16 in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. This sold out event saw 266 participants from 15 countries hold 1 800 pre-scheduled meetings in two workshop days. Overall, participants were extremely happy with the event, giving it a satisfaction rating of 99% (Excellent 63%, Good 36%). Monèle Schrot f...

Support the English Language teaching sector to help build the UK’s post-EU international trade and influence, says English UK

The UK’s English Language teaching sector is a vital part of the country’s post-EU economic and trading strategy - but it urgently needs government support to play its full part, says trade body English UK. ELT brings significant soft power benefits to the UK, as well as contributing £1.2bn to the economy and supporting over 26,000 jobs. All of this will become increasingly impor...

NEAS Quality Principles - Quality Area "F" released for Discussion

Quality Area "F" is a new aspect of NEAS Quality Endorsement. It is predominantly concerned with the welfare of students aged under 18 years in English language Teaching centres. NEAS will be presenting Quality Area "F" at a series of workshops in the second half of 2016. We look forward to seeing you there and in the meantime, check out the new principl...

New format for English UK inward mission pleases agents and educators

English UK’s first inward mission to include agents from all over the world has been such a success that it is likely to be repeated. 12 agents from 11 countries including Iran, Sweden, Spain and South Korea spent a week visiting member centres in central and eastern England and experiencing tourist highlights including the World Heritage site of Ironbridge. Until now inward m...

Industry Consultation – English Proficiency in the Workplace: NEAS

NEAS hosted a consultation forum between a number of Industry Skills Councils, the Department of Industry, traineeship providers, business and employer groups, with the objective of identifying opportunities to better protect the interests of workers with low English proficiency. NEAS CEO Mark Raven stated " we have thousands of young people coming to Australia to study English...

Competition for Students in Turkey and New Source of Information

EDUMAG is now providing the possibility for anyone interested in the study abroad industry to source information. Content on this website will be produced through crowdsourcing, whereby anyone involved in this sector, including students, school representatives and organisations, can send in their share of experiences through articles, pictures, diaries, and so on. The website itself...

IALC Study Travel Research Report 2016

Surprisingly little research exists into trends in demand for foreign language learning at home or abroad. IALC is delighted to have commissioned StudentMarketing to redress the balance with this detailed report, comprising primary and secondary research and providing a comprehensive analysis of the global language travel market as it pertains to learning different languages. Valuab...

guard.me joins CAMH in one brave night for mental health

Last month, guard.me joined thousands of Canadians across the country who stayed up all night to defeat mental illness. The annual CAMH One Brave Night for Mental Health asks Canadians to give up one night to inspire hope for the 1 in 5 people who will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. "In my professional life I see so many students going through the struggle of coping ...

IHWO and Trinity College London sign relationship agreement

Trinity College London and International House World Organisation (IHWO) will be working closely together to enable more of IHWO’s high quality schools to become Trinity exam centres. Examinations have a key role to play in language learning and this will ensure IH students have access to a variety of excellent exam options. Trinity's range of exams including English language,...

Book launch – The Trends Impacting International Education are just Beyond the Horizon!

ICEF and Barton Carlyle launch their new joint publication Beyond the Horizon at this year’s NAFSA annual conference. The next decade will see further dramatic shifts in the balance of economic and political power, and these will greatly influence the shape of international education. Beyond the Horizon helps educators consider the trends that will significantly impact our i...

Statement of the Board of Directors - The 2016 U.S. Elections

On May 30, 2016, the NAFSA Board of Directors unanimously approved the following statement on the 2016 U.S. Elections: We, the Board of Directors of NAFSA: Association of International Educators, urge the next President and the next Congress to embrace policies that create a more welcoming and globally engaged United States. We urge our nation’s leaders to advance study abroad and internatio...

Growth and innovation; the themes at ICEF Toronto

This year the Canada-based ICEF North America Workshop took place in Toronto. Held May 12 - 14, the overall number of participants increased an impressive 12%, making the 2016 Canada workshop the largest to date. A total of 745 participants took part in the workshop, including 353 North American educators from 235 institutions, 84 exhibitors from 43 organisations, 345 international ...

What a potential BREXIT may signify for Business in Britain

In another recent YouGov survey, where 618 Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) decision makers were interviewed , 64% of the respondents answered that they saw Europe as the most profitable potential partner with 31% also saying that the EU offers ‘a lot’ of trade opportunity. Deputy Dean for Research and Enterprise at Anglia Ruskin University, Professor Simon Down, state...

MEI Central European Roadshow 2016 - Major Central European trade mission to bring English language students to Ireland

A four country Central European trade mission to bring English language students to Ireland concluded this week in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Marketing English in Ireland (MEI) the association that represents 60 regulated language schools and colleges nationwide embarked upon the Central European trade mission, with events in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Acc...

Promoting UK ELT and building business relations with language tour operators from all over Latin America

Latin America accounts for 11% of UK ELT student weeks, and each year English UK organises an overseas business to business fair in this region. For 40% of the agents attending, this year's workshop was their first experience of an English UK event, so strong focus was placed on showcasing the diversity of the UK as a great study travel destination. Latin America is an important sen...

English UK appoints first Chief Executive from within ELT sector

A former Chair of English UK has been appointed its new Chief Executive. Sarah Cooper is the association’s first Chief Executive to have extensive experience in the ELT sector: she is currently Dean of Management & Professional Studies, International English at South Thames College in London. She said: "This industry is very important to me, and I'm delighted to have been ...

Paris SG Academy partners with ACCORD ISS

ACCORD ISS is proud to announce its collaboration with the famous Paris Saint-Germain Academy and will run from this summer a “Paris Saint-Germain Academy England” in all its summer schools. ACCORD ISS international students will be able to join the Paris Saint-Germain Academy England in all ACCORD ISS summer language schools, which will help develop their soccer skills ...

#NEAS16 Comes to an End

2 days have flown by here in Sydney, and all the delegates who attended the NEAS Management Conference are now walking away with a lot more knowledge about the industry both in Australia and offshore. Schools & Agents would like to firstly thank all the NEAS team for putting up this great conference, for being so well-organised and also for giving us the opportunity to give a pr...

Challenges in International Education - Peak Panel Discussion at NEAS 2016 Management Conference

The panel participating in this discussion includes Phil Honeywood, Chief Executive Officer, IEAA, Rod Camm, Chief Executive Officer of ACPET and Brett Blacker, Chief Executive Officer of English Australia. This discussion is being facilitated by Mark Raven, Chief Executive Officer of NEAS. ACPET, IEAA and English Australia are industry associations which support the needs of studen...

#NEAS16 Kicks Off with Welcome Reception

The 2016 NEAS Management Conference, which is currently being held in Sydney, Australia actually started off this evening with a lovely welcome reception at the Gallon Bar. It was a lovely opportunity for the Board Members, the Advisory Council, NEAS Members of Staff, Sponsors and the International Speakers who will be presenting at the conference to mix and mingle in a lovely and r...

IALC finalises 2017 workshop date and chooses destination for 2018

The 2017 IALC Workshop will take place from 23-26 March in Boston, USA, while the 2018 IALC Workshop will be held in Bologna, Italy - date to be decided! Host school for #IALC2017 is the English Language Center (ELC), one of IALC's longest standing members. ELC, run by mother and son Ellyn and Alex Levine, has three centres in three great locations: Boston, Los Angeles an...

FELTOM Calls for VAT Exemptions to Make Malta Even More Competitive in ELT Market

“The English Language Teaching (ELT) sector is confirming the important input it is giving to the tourism industry and is showing that Malta has what it takes to compete. However, when it comes to competing with other major ELT players, we are always starting from a disadvantaged point. More favourable VAT exemptions as exist in other destinations on tuition and services as well as simplifie...

NEAS' 2016 Conference Handbook Launched!

With the NEAS Conference to be held on the 12th and 13th of May, NEAS is able to share a copy of the Conference Handbook with conference goers and the wishful! We are happy to say that this year's dinner and event is almost a sell-out! We do have a few tickets left for dinner and presentations so why not jump online and check out your options. ...

Agent growth and quality ensure ANZA 2016 is a success

Melbourne was the host city for the 2016 ANZA Workshop. In total, 75 education institutions from Australia and New Zealand, 12 work and travel organisations, 92 service providers and 170 ICEF-screened agents from 43 countries, gathered for three days of seminars, networking, focused business opportunities, and fun. Overall the event grew 6% with the biggest increases seen in the num...

English UK Board welcomes EU survey findings

English UK’s Board is delighted with the result of a member survey on the referendum, which confirmed that over 75 per cent believe remaining in the EU is best for business. "This is great news," said Steve Phillips, Chair of the Board. "We've been hearing from our partners and colleagues in Europe as the Referendum debate has continued, asking what the English UK position is ...

Julian Wilson, Director of ICTE- UQ, joins NEAS Advisory Council

NEAS is delighted to welcome Julian Wilson to the NEAS Advisory Council. Julian Wilson, is the Director at The University of Queensland's Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education with over 20 years of experience including the establishment of schools and colleges in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia. Ju...

Meet ColiosLoygorri!

We are pleased to introduce to you a new company in our industry - ColiosLoygorri. In this interview with Jay Colios-Terry we are going to find out more about what this fresh organisation has to offer. Where did the idea for COLIOS LOYGORRI come from and what does the name stand for? I (Jay) previously worked for an events company and a marketing company both focussed o...

English UK survey: majority of respondees believe Brexit could damage their business

A majority of English UK members responding to a survey on the possible impact of leaving the EU fear it would have a negative impact on their businesses. Around three-quarters thought it would be "highly negative" or "negative", whilst just over six per cent though it would have a "positive" or "highly positive' effect on business. The remaining 16 per cent thought the effect would...

New report compares current and future demand for nine foreign languages

A new report from the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) compares the current and future demand for nine foreign languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. " Trends in the Demand for Foreign Languages " also unveils the reasons for studying languages other than English and how foreign languages rank in their i...

Coming up - the MEI European Roadshow

MEI's next event is a European road show, during which they will be visiting and holding workshops in Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava and Budapest. The dates/times and venues are: Monday 25th April: 8:30am-14:00 in the Intercontinental Hotel, Warsaw. Tuesday 26 th April: 8:30am-14:00 in the Radisson Blu Alcron, Prague Thursday 28 th April: 8:30am-14:00 in the Grand Hotel Riv...

General Knowledge and heaps of fun at the FELTOM Quiz Night

Last night, Feltom organised a quiz night for representatives of its member schools and other industry players. This was held at Gululu, a restaurant which is well-known in Malta for its traditional Maltese food. We certainly enjoyed ourselves with industry friends in a lovely atmosphere throught this evening, but the best part of the evening was, without a doubt, the friendly compe...

300th Canada Course Graduate

Last week, ICEF celebrated its 300th Canada Course Graduate (CCG). Fidel Benjamín Castro, from You Can Learn Global Education in Mexico, passed the Canada Course for Education Agents (CCEA) exam. As the 300th CCG, he joins a prestigious list of Canada specialised agents spanning 52 countries around the world. You Can Learn Global places students into a number of ...

Memories of IALC 2016 Leeds and York

Now that IALC 2016 is practically over and most of us have made it back home to our offices and daily schedules, we would like to take a minute of your time to remind you of the lovely time we all had in Leeds and York during last weekend's workshop. Feel free to check out our photos here , and whilst you're at it you can also tag yourselves and your friends. We'd love to get conn...

#IALC2016 comes to an end with a bang!

The IALC 2016 Workshop in Leeds and York has come to an end, and what a fantastic event this has been. Most of the delegates have either moved on to take part in the fam trips or have started to make their way back home like us. So as the curtain comes down on this year's IALC workshop, we would like to share with you a short video clip from the final night in Leeds whe...

It's Day 2 of meetings at #IALC2016

A good night's rest, and we're back at the Royal Armouries for the second and final day of meetings at the IALC 2016 Workshop in Leeds and York. Speaking of York, before describing the current atmosphere, I must stop for a moment to thank Melton College York for the lovely event that they organised for the delegates last night. Not only is their school incredibly beautiful, but we a...

Interview with Jan Capper - Executive Director of IALC

It's almost the end of the second and final day of meeting at the IALC 2016 Workshop in Leeds and York, but we could certainly not conclude this series of live posts without a message from IALC's Executive Director, Jan Capper. ...

#IALC2016 Day 2

The second day at the IALC Workshop 2016 in Leeds is now in full swing. Schools, agents and exhibitors have all found their places and have started their meetings. Here's a small taste of what it looks like here at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, UK. Stay tuned to our social media for constant live updates of what is going on. ...

IALC and StudyPortals on a mission to boost language schools

The International Association of Language Centres and StudyPortals have formed an alliance to help language schools reach more students and ease the process of searching for a language learning centre for learners. All IALC members can activate a 3 month premium listing free of charge on LanguageLearningPortal.com. The partnership announced at the IALC 2016 Workshop seeks to increas...

#IALC2016 starts here

It has, so far, been a very eventful afternoon in Leeds as the IALC 2016 workshop kicks off with an interesting choice of seminars for delegates to attend. We've been to two excellent seminars. The first one was entitled "Digital Marketing: when schools and agents join forces" and it was given by Richard Bradford from Disquiet Dog. Following a really cool ending to this...

Brilliant Welcome Party by CES Leeds at #IALC2016

The first evening at the IALC Leeds Workshop ended with a bank at the Victoria Quarters, an amazing shopping centre in the heart of this beautiful city. The video clip attached is just a small fraction of the great atmosphere created by the band and the crowd. We hope that you enjoy it as much as we did!! We'll be back with more updates and feeds tomorrow. Until then......

IHWO announces three new affiliate schools

International House World Organisation is delighted to announce that 3 new schools have affiliated to the IH network since the beginning of 2016. We would like to welcome IH Amman, IH Freiburg - Sprachschule zum Ehrstein and IH Koln-Insula to the network. These new members bring the global presence of International House to 160 schools in 52 countries. International House Amman is ...

Event Preview - The NEAS 2016 Management Conference

The NEAS 2016 Conference draws nigh so make sure you save the 12 and 13 May to experience plenty of "Out of the Box" thinking from some of the ELT industry's most influential thinkers. This year we are also excited to share that QALEN representatives will be speaking for the first time at our conference, and are willing to share what's happening in their part of the world....

Focus on emerging student markets at ICEF Moscow

Despite the challenges facing the Russian market, the ICEF Moscow Workshop presented educators, service providers and agents with focused business opportunities and crucial market intelligence. In 2016, 131 educators and 10 exhibitors from 17 countries, and 184 student recruitment agents from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, and the Kyrgyz Republic gathered in Moscow f...

IALC Heads North for Meetings, Debates and Networking this April

The global network of accredited independent language schools, International Association of Language Centres (IALC), will hold its 2016 IALC Workshop in Leeds and York, UK this April 7-10. The IALC Workshop is an annual meeting point for IALC-accredited educators and study abroad agencies. The event brings together 130+ delegates from schools in 20+ countries, 140+ student recruitme...

Top-ranked and quality-focused communication and language education Verbalists YouTube Channel exceeds 1 million video views

Few education YouTube channels can claim the level of devotion earned by the Verbalists Communication & Language Network, home to language and sports education as well as study travel; with more than 700 subscribers and 1 million video views, the Verbalists YouTube channel is easily among the most popular for language travel in Europe. On the occasion of reaching this impressive...

Managing change, stress, staff and yourself at the English UK Management Conference 2016

"Change is a weird thing," best-selling author and business guru Geoff Burch told the English UK Management Conference in Cardiff, "but it is part of a manager's job – to move people who don't want to move, whether you are shaping staff attitudes or chasing reports." But you must "encourage your staff to grow the change themselves," Geoff continued, "because a change inflicted...

Growth and 100% satisfaction at the third ICEF Mexico – Colombia Roadshow

The 2016 ICEF Mexico – Colombia Agent Roadshow was once again a success with 74 educators and 8 service providers from 15 countries travelling to Mexico City and Bogotá. Driven by a strong increase in the number of agents at each venue (Mexico +21%, Colombia +17%) participants enjoyed the chance to establish relationships in both these important Latin American markets. ...

Ice-breakers, meetings, dancing and discussions; promoting UK ELT and building business relations in Europe

Warsaw was the host destination for this year's Central, Eastern and Southeast European English language teaching (ELT) B2B workshop, our English UK Fair which brings UK language teaching member centres together with education travel operators, education councilors and agents from across this region. The agents present had unique access to a variety of English UK members, ranging fr...

Continued growth reflects opportunities in Japan and Korea

For the fourth consecutive year the ICEF Japan - Korea Agent Roadshow sold out, reinforcing the region as an important market for international student recruitment. Held in Tokyo, Japan on February 23 and in Seoul, Korea on February 25, the roadshow hosted 253 participants, including 87 Japanese and 81 Korean agents. Overall the event grew by 2%, driven again by a healthy increase i...

Looking back at the 2016 FELTOM Workshop in Malta

As the FELTOM workshop is now over, we would like to take this opportunity to share this photo album with you. Feel free to tag and share these photos....but above all, we hope you'll enjoy looking at them as much as we enjoyed taking them. Until next year FELTOM! Thank you for yet another great event! :) https://www.facebook.com/SchoolsAgents/photos_stream?tab=photos_albums ...

The 2016 FELTOM Workshop comes to an end

After four days of networking, meetings, tours and, why not, some fun too, the 2016 FELTOM Workshop has just come to an end. In fact, a closing reception was held last night at the Radisson Golden Sands Hotel and Spa, in Golden Bay Malta. Throughout this past week, the agents who visited Malta and who came from a vast selection of countries including Italy, Hungary, South Korea, Tur...

Interview with Genevieve Abela, CEO of FELTOM

Here's some feedback from Genevieve Abela, CEO of FELTOM, with regards to the workshop which was being held in Malta during the last two days. After the morning meetings, Agents had the opportunity to visit schools around the island. The event will be coming to an end this evening with a reception for all the representatives. ...

First Day at the 2016 FELTOM Workshop in Malta

Following yesterday's lovely opening reception at the National Aquarium, it was a bright and early start for us in Malta this morning. Despite the slight drizzle we still made it in time for the first day of meetings at the 2016 FELTOM Workshop. The first day is practically over and agents have now gone off to visit the various schools that are taking part in this event. ...

What an "Amazon" IH Roadshow!

International House World Organisation have just completed an intrepid roadshow across the vast continent of South America. Visiting the most wonderful cities and meeting great quality agents and friends with a group of International House schools from all over the world. Patricia Mullen, IH Newcastle and member of the Study Abroad committee mentions "The event began in the beautifu...

Verbalists goes UK

Last week, PRODIREKT and Verbalists representatives enjoyed the privilege of being one of the select few companies to be invited to an exclusive Manchester City Football Language School VIP event, organised by Experience English. Whilst in the area, the team also visited other partner schools, making this 10-day visit a real island adventure. In this account we shall be reading about this trip of ...

Six New Centres join IALC ahead of UK Workshop

Six language schools joined the International Association of Language Centres in February. Agents can meet them at the association’s 2016 AGM/Workshop in Leeds & York from 7-10 April. They are: Inforum Education Australia in Gold Coast BELS in Gozo BELS in St Paul's Bay, Malta Easy School of Languages in Valletta, Malta Ifalpes in Annecy, France Collegium...

Malta Increasingly Recognized For More Intensive, Specialized English Language Courses

“2015 was another intensive year for FELTOM during which we had ample opportunity to assert our organisation’s three main roles namely upholding a strong and reliable accreditation policy, lobbying for a stronger industry and marketing our services abroad. FELTOM’s efforts are bearing fruit. In fact, in 2015, our member schools seem to have registered more growth through longer s...

The ICEF Dubai Workshop and ICEF Turkey Agent Focus

This year the ICEF Dubai Workshop preceded the inaugural ICEF Turkey Agent Focus. The Turkey Agent Focus was launched after a number of years of strong growth, and the rapid increase in the number of Turkish agents at ICEF Dubai. By separating these markets, ICEF was able to refocus the Dubai Workshop towards the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, whilst also addressing the depth of the Turkish s...

ELT students a highlight of the English UK Marketing Conference

Out of all the interesting sessions at the English UK Marketing Conference, the most popular with delegates was a session where current ELT students talked about their experiences in the UK. Each table at the conference venue had two students from different countries, who answered questions about why they chose the UK, what they thought of their accommodation and teachin...

Mental Wellness Support for International Students

Travelling to another country can be a wonderful and exciting life experience. But it can also be difficult for students who have left home for the very first time. Many international students experience a wide range of issues, including anxiety, stress, loneliness, culture shock, substance abuse and relationship conflicts. That's why guard.me works closely with institutions to prov...

International House Young Learners’ Conference 2016

International House World Organisation organises a conference for the Young Learner specialists across the IH network each year, and we are pleased to announce that the 2016 YL Conference will be held in Malta on Friday 4th & Saturday 5th of March. The conference takes place in a different location each year and brings together YL coordinators and teachers from around Europe. With decades...

FELTOM Presents Annual Recognition Award To Minister for Education and Employment

“2015 did not come without its fair share of challenges such as the not so straightforward and sometimes very demanding procedures to help visiting foreign students obtain their necessary visas and temporary residence permits. But facing these challenges helped assert FELTOM as a valid lobby group whose interest is solely that of seeing the ELT industry grow by providing quality services, an...

EU-exit for SME Decision Makers

What impact would a possible UK exit from the European Union have on small to medium sized businesses in England? A YouGov survey of 683 SME decision makers has been held to find their opinion on the matter. The answers to each of the questions were based on industry, age, annual turnover, location and the respondents’ political leaning. Politics It is interesting to note that 65% of...

Christine Bundesen AM appointed as Non-member Director to the NEAS Board

The Directors of NEAS are pleased to advise the membership that Christine Bundesen AM (BA UQueensland, MA UManitoba, MACE, MAICD) has been appointed as a Non-member Director of the NEAS Board. In accepting the invitation Ms Bundesen stated: "I am very pleased to accept the role of Director on the NEAS Board and to being able to contribute to the mission and strategic directions of NEAS in Qua...

International House Roadshow in Colombia and Brazil - February 2016

The next International House World Organisation roadshow will take place in February across several locations in Colombia and Brazil. Representatives from 18 IH study abroad schools will visit MedellÍn then Bogotá on the 17th and 19th of February, followed by São Paulo (22nd February), Porto Alegre (24th February) and Belo Horizonte (26th February). International House ro...

1st Conference of Spanish as a Foreign Language in the Magreb (CELEM)

The 1st Conference of Spanish as a Foreign Language in the Magreb (CELEM) was held on the 11th and 12th of December at the Instituto Cervantes in Rabat. Various Spanish and Moroccan organisations took part with the aim of learning about and developing strategies for promoting Spanish in the area. The Directors and Heads of Study of all the Institutos Cervantes in the region came to the confer...

IH Academic Managers and Trainers Conference 2016

Each year International House World Organisation organises a conference for academic managers around the network. Up until 2015 this has been known as the IH DOS (Director of Studies) Conference. This year the focus of the event was broadened to also include IH teacher trainers and was thus re-named the International House AMT (Academic Managers and Trainers) Conference. It took place in Greenwich...

English UK appoints interim Chief Executive

English UK has appointed a senior industry figure as interim Chief Executive until a permanent replacement is found for Eddie Byers, who died in November. Richard Day is owner of English in Chester and has been an active board member of English UK and predecessor organisation Arels for around 30 years. He takes up his post immediately, and has already had discussions with senior staff.'...

Added Value for our Premium Members

You’ve asked, we’ve listened! Over the past months several schools have been asking us whether it would be possible for us to send them a list of all our agents and we have, in fact, prepared just that. From now onwards, all our Premium, up-to-date schools are encouraged to get in touch with us via email on bernice@schoolsandagents.com or lynne@schoolsandagents.com , or via Sk...

FELTOM hosts the largest local international ELT workshop

Representatives from countries around the globe convened in Malta this week for the annual FELTOM (Federation of English Language Teaching Organisation Malta) ELT workshop which this year featured the largest local gathering ever of international agents. During the week-long event the delegates had the opportunity of meeting up with representatives of local ELT schools and other stake...

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